1.   According to the constitution, an incumbent is required to transfer power to a nonpartisan caretaker administration to supervise voting.

2.   The opposition parties, which have boycotted Parliament since March, want Mrs. Zia to resign and order general elections that would be supervised by a nonpartisan caretaker government.

3.   They want early general elections supervised by a nonpartisan caretaker government.

4.   Under the constitution, an incumbent must transfer power to a nonpartisan caretaker administration to supervise voting.