Senate
The Senate is the upper legislative house of the bicameral Parliament.
The members of Senate are called Senators and elected for a term of 6 years. The Senate elections are held every 3 years. The Senate has exclusive powers as compared to National Assembly such as making parlimentary bills that can be turned into law. The Senate cannot be dissolved according to the Constitution.
The Senate is presided by the Chairperson who is assisted by the Deputy Chairperson.
96
Total number of members
14
General seats from each province
2
General seats from Islamabad Capital Territory
4
Reserved Technocrats/Ulema seats from each province
4+1
Reserved seats for women and minorities from each province
1+1
Reserved seats for women and Technocrats/Ulema from Islamabad Capital Territory
Current office holders
- The Chairperson is Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, elected on 9 April 2024.
- The Deputy Chairperson is Syedaal Khan Nasar, elected on 9 April 2024.
Previous Chairperson was Mir Sadiq Sanjrani and previous Deputy Chairperson was Mirza Muhammad Afridi.