of the people does hereby formulate the general outline of the basic principles and fundamental rights as follows:—
The name and character
1. The State should be called the United States of Pakistan.
2. The United States of Pakistan should consist of two regions.
3. There should be no area within the State as excluded, partially excluded, and centrally administered or any princely state. All areas in any one of the above forms should merge with the contiguous province or provinces or form into province or provinces themselves in accordance with feasibility of such merger and formation and according to the wish of the people concerned expressed by a referendum.
4A. United States of Pakistan shall be a Sovereign Socialist Republic.
The Head of the State
4. There should be a Head of the State of the U. S. P.
5. The executive power of the U. S. P. should vest in the Head of the State to be exercised by him in accordance with the Constitution and the Law.
6. The term “Head of the State" should mean except where it is provided that he should act in his individual judgment or discretion the Head of the State acting on the advice of the Cabinet.
Election of the Head of the State
7. The Head of the State should be elected by the Central Parliament by an absolute majority. But he should not be a member of the House.
8. The Head of the State should be elected not earlier than 60 days and not later than 30 days before the expiry of the term of the out-going Head of the State.
Tenure of office
9. The term of the office of the Head of the State should be five years from the date of his assumption of the office.
10. In case of vacancy in the office of the Head of the State as a result of death. resignation, incapacity or removal, the term of office of the new Head of the State should be five years.
Removal of the Head of the State
11. The Federal Parliament should be entitled to remove the Head of the State by a two-thirds majority of the total strength of the House, on grounds of treason and misdemeanor.
