Pakistan Senate – Profile

The Upper House of Parliament is known as the Senate. The Senate consists of 100 members who will be as under: Each PA will elect the 14 members belonging to the respective Provinces. Eight members shall be elected by the National Assembly (NA) from FATA. Four members shall be elected from the Federal Capital.

Each Provincial Assembly shall elect four members to represent Ulema, technocrats and other professionals. According to clause 3 Art 59 of the 1943 Constitution, the Senate is a permanent body and cannot be dissolved. The term of its members shall be six years.

One half of the members elected by each Provincial Assembly shall retire after the expiry of three years. Four members from FATA shall retire after next three years. One member from the federal Capital retires after first three years and two after the next three years. Two members from the technocrats, Ulema etc retire after three years and the remaining three after six year.