Senate of Pakistan

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The Senate of Pakistan is the country’s upper house of Parliament, representing the federating units and providing continuity to the legislative process through staggered, indirect elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
upper house of parliament
alsoKnownAs Majlis-e-Shura (Senate)
linked to: Senate of Pakistan
cannotBeDissolvedBy President of Pakistan
Prime Minister of Pakistan
constitutionalStatus permanent house
country Pakistan
deputyPresidingOfficerTitle Deputy Chairman of the Senate
electionIntervalForHalfMembers 3 years
electionSystemFeature staggered elections
electionType indirect elections
electoralCollegeIncludes members of the National Assembly (for certain seats)
provincial assemblies
establishedBy Constitution of Pakistan 1973
establishedInYear 1973
fractionOfMembersRetiredEachCycle one half
governingDocument Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
hasEmblem Emblem of the Senate of Pakistan
hasMotto Unity, Faith, Discipline (national motto used in context)
hasNonVotingMembers 4
hasOfficialLanguage English
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
hasPower to conduct oversight of the executive
to initiate bills (except money bills)
to pass non-binding resolutions
hasReservedSeatsFor non-Muslims
technocrats and ulema
women
hasStandingCommittees yes
hasTotalMembers 100
hasVotingMembers 96
jurisdiction federal
legislativeArea subjects in the Federal Legislative List
legislativeChamber upper house
locationCity Islamabad
meetsIn Parliament House, Islamabad
memberTermLength 6 years
partOf Parliament of Pakistan
presidingOfficerTitle Chairman of the Senate
primaryFunction federal legislation
representation of provinces
review of legislation passed by the National Assembly
provides continuity to the legislative process
represents federating units of Pakistan
sharesLegislativePowersWith National Assembly of Pakistan
typeOfRepresentation equal representation of provinces
website https://senate.gov.pk

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Pakistan upperHouse Senate of Pakistan
Parliament of Pakistan hasUpperHouse Senate of Pakistan
Parliament of Pakistan compositionChamber Senate of Pakistan
Senate of Pakistan alsoKnownAs Majlis-e-Shura (Senate)
linked to: Senate of Pakistan
Parliament House, Islamabad servesAsSeatOf Senate of Pakistan
Government of Pakistan upperHouse Senate of Pakistan
National Assembly of Pakistan hasUpperHouse Senate of Pakistan
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan partOf Senate of Pakistan
subject linked to: Deputy Chairman of the Senate
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan legislativeChamber Senate of Pakistan
subject linked to: Deputy Chairman of the Senate
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan positionHeldIn Senate of Pakistan
subject linked to: Deputy Chairman of the Senate
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan memberOfBody Senate of Pakistan
subject linked to: Deputy Chairman of the Senate
National Assembly of Pakistan upperHouse Senate of Pakistan
subject linked to: National Assembly
Federal territory of Pakistan hasLegislativeRepresentationIn Senate of Pakistan
subject linked to: federal territory of Pakistan
Parliament of Pakistan hasUpperHouse Senate of Pakistan
subject linked to: NA
National Assembly of Pakistan relatedTo Senate of Pakistan
subject linked to: NA
Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan body Senate of Pakistan
Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan reportsTo Senate of Pakistan as a collective body
linked to: Senate of Pakistan
Seventeenth Amendment (Pakistan) legislativeBody Senate of Pakistan
subject linked to: Seventeenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan passedBy Senate of Pakistan
subject linked to: Eighteenth Amendment
Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan appliesToOffice Members of the Senate of Pakistan
linked to: Senate of Pakistan
Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan relatedTo Senate of Pakistan
Pakistan Peoples Party operatesIn Senate of Pakistan