[2] Each candidate was required to have their nomination paper signed by 50 registered voters from the constituency they wished to stand in.

[3] In an attempt to disqualify a large number of opposition candidates and secure a conservative leadership, Zia-ul-Haq introduced amendments to the Political Parties Act of 1962.

As a result, the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (MRD), which was calling for an end to the military regime, boycotted the elections.

Prime Minister Junejo and his followers subsequently established the pro-Zia conservative Pakistan Muslim League.

Following the elections, Muhammad Khan Junejo was appointed prime minister and later formed a new party, the Pakistan Muslim League.