62
A person shall not be qualified to be elected or chosen as a member of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) unless :-(a) he is a citizen of Pakistan;
[64B][(b) | he is, in the case of the National Assembly, not less than twenty -five years of age and is enrolled as a voter in any electoral roll in-
(i) | any part of Pakistan, for election to a general seat or a seat reserved for non-Muslims; and | (ii) | any area in a Province from which he seeks membership for election to a seat reserved for women.] |
|
(c) he is, in the case of Senate, not less than thirty years of age and is enrolled as a voter in any area in a Province or, as the case may be, the Federal Capital or the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, from where he seeks membership;
(d) he is of good character and is not commonly known as one who violates Islamic Injunctions;(e) he has adequate knowledge of Islamic teachings and practises obligatory duties prescribed by Islam as well as
abstains from major sins ;(f) he is sagacious, righteous and non-profligate and honest and ameen;(g) he has not been convicted for a crime involving moral turpitude or for giving false evidence;(h) he has not, after the establishment of Pakistan, worked against the integrity of the country or opposed the Ideology of PakistanProvided that the disqualifications specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) shall not apply to a person who is a non-Muslim, but such a person shall have good moral reputation; and(i) he possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed by Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament).]