The Securities and Exchange Ordinance of 1969 established regulations for capital markets and the issuing and trading of securities in order to protect investors. It granted the President powers to establish a tribunal for securities issues, make rules governing registration of stock exchanges and regulation of issuers, impose conditions on securities dealings, require disclosures of information, and penalize the disclosure of protected information. The Ordinance aimed to regulate capital raising, stock exchanges, issuers, prohibitions, inquiries, penalties, appeals, and other administrative functions related to securities.

1. The Securities and Exchange
Ordinance, 1969
An Ordinance to provide for the protection of investors, regulations of
capital markets and issue and dealings in securities. Ordinance for
anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done

2. Title and Commencement
 To provide for the protection of investors , and
dealings in securities , in 25th day of March, 1969,
the President is pleased to make and announce
the following Ordinance

3. Functions
 Issue of capital.
 Registration and regulation of stock exchange.
 Regulation of issuer.
 Prohibition and restriction.
 Enquiries , penalties , orders and apples.
 Miscellaneous.

4. Powers
 Power to establish tribunal
 Power to make rules.
 Power to impose condition.
 Power to call for information.
 Power to give penalty for disclosure of
information.