(i) The Chairman of the House of Units;
(ii) The Chairman of the House of the People;
(iii) The Head of a Unit present in Pakistan in order of seniority from the date of appointment.
(2) As long as the Chairman of the House of Units acts as the Head of the State, he should not act as the Chairman of the House of Units, or in any other way take part in its proceedings. He should not, however, on account of his acting as Head of the State, lose his seat or his office in the House of Units. The same rule should apply mutatis mutandis to the Chairman of the House of the People and to the Head of the Unit, if either of them has to act as Head of the State.
19. Oath by the Head of the State.-The Head of the State should be required to take the following Oath.
"I________, do swear in the name of God that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of the Head of the State of Pakistan according to law, that I will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, that I will do right to all manner of people according to laws and usages of Pakistan without fear or favor, affection or ill-will and that, in my public and personal life, I will endeavor to fulfill the obligations and duties enjoined by the Holy Quran and the Sunnah."
20. Powers of the Head of the State in certain contingencies. -The Federal Legislature should be entitled to make provision for the discharge of the functions of the Head of the State in certain contingencies not provided for in the Constitution, and enactment of any of law by the Federal Legislature for this purpose should not be deemed to be an amendment of the Constitution.
21. Supreme Command of the Armed Forces. -The supreme command of the Armed Forces should vest in the Head of the State.
22. Appointment of Supreme Commander, Commanders-in-Chief and Officers of the Armed Forces. -The Supreme Commander, if any, of the Armed Forces, the Commander-in-Chief of each of (he three Armed Forces, and officers in the Armed Forces should be appointed by the Head of the State.
23. Discretionary powers of the Head of the State. - The following powers should be exercised by the Head of the State in his discretion.
(1) Powers of clemency throughout Pakistan where the exercise of this power is not forbidden by the Holy Quran and the Sunnah.
(2) Appointment of the Election Commission and Election Tribunals.
24. Salary and Allowance of the Head of the State: -(1) Suitable provision should be made by Act of the Federal Legislature for fixing the pay and allowances of the Head of the State according to the status and dignity of the Office, and until a provision in that behalf is so made by the Federal Legislature, the Head of the State should be entitled to
