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The office of Chairman of the Senate is created by Article 60(1) of the Chapter 2 in Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan: [1]. After the Senate has been duly constituted, it shall, at its first meeting and to the exclusion of any other business, elect from amongst its members a chairman and a Deputy chairman and, so often as the office of chairman or Deputy chairman becomes vacant, the ...
Gilani was re-elected on 14 March 2024 after receiving 204 votes and currently is a Senator of the Senate of Pakistan. [2] Chairman Gilani served as the acting-President of Pakistan from 20 May 2024 till 30 May 2024, this was during the period President Asif Ali Zardari remained abroad. [3] [4]
The Senate of Pakistan consists of a total of 96 members. The 1970 assembly framed the 1973 Constitution which was passed on 12 April and promulgated on 14 August 1973. The 1973 Constitution provides for a parliamentary form of government with a bicameral legislature, composed of the National Assembly and the Senate. The membership of the ...
The Senate of Pakistan, [a] constitutionally the House of the Federation, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. As of 2023, It has a maximum membership of 96, of which 92 are elected by the provincial legislatures using single transferable vote; four represent the federal capital. Members sit for terms lasting six years ...
The committees monitor government activities, identify issues suitable for legislative review, gather and evaluate information, and recommend courses of action to the Senate. The number of committees has gradually increased from six during Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government (1973–77) to fifty-two, as of 2017. There are several types of ...
Pages in category "Chairmen of the Senate of Pakistan" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The longest-serving current leader, Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, has ruled since 1967. This is a list of current state leaders ordered by their continuous tenure in a position of national leadership. For countries in which the head of state and head of government are separate, both offices are listed.
All 100 seats in the Senate were up for election with half of the winning candidates serving six-year terms, and the other half serving three-year terms. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In Punjab , Sindh , NWFP , and Balochistan , the election was held on 24 February, while in FATA and Islamabad , it was held on 27 February.