Parliament of Pakistan

Type: Bicameral
Houses: Senate (upper House), National Assembly (Lower House)
History: Founded: 23 March 1956 (Unicameral) Preceded by Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
Senate Founded: 1973
Structure: Seats; 442 (Parliamentarians) 100 Senators Term limit for senators: 6 years
Term Limit for MNA’s: 5 years 342 MNA’s (272 MNA’s are directly elected)
Senate Political Groups: Government 48 Opposition 52
National Assembly political Groups: Government 177 Confidence & Supply 3 Opposition 162
Election: Senate Voting System: Single Transferable vote National Assembly Voting System
Mixed member Majoritarian (60 seats reserved for women, 10 seats reserved for religious minorities)
Further Info. About Parliament:

 The National Assembly consists of 342 members. The Constitution does not empower the
president to dissolve the National assembly. The Senate is not subject to dissolution. Only the
Parliament can amend the Constitution, by two third majority vote separately in each house.

 Each of the four Provinces are represented by 23 Senators regardless of population Election are
held every three years for one half of the Senate and each senator has a term of Six years. While
the Islamabad Capital territory is represented by four Senators.

 A political party must secure 137 seats to obtain and preserve a majority.

 Member of National Assembly are elected through the FPTP (First-past-the-post) means An
electoral system , Voters can cast their vote for a candidate who receives the most vote wins

Leadership:
President of Pakistan Arif Alvi
Chairman of Senate Mir Sadiq Sanjrani
Deputy Chairman of Senate Mirza Muhammad Afridi
Speaker of National Assembly Asad Qaiser
Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Qasim Suri
Leader of the House (National Imran Khan (PTI)
Assembly)
Leader of the House (Senate) Shahzad Waseem (PTI)
Leader of Opposition (Senate) Yousaf Raza Gilanai (PPP)
 Leader of Opposition (National Shahbaz Shaarif (PML-N)
Assembly)

Name of Minister Department

Ali Amin Khan Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan

Asad Umer Planning Development & Special Initiatives

Names of
M. Azam Khan Swati Railways Pakistani
Brigadier (R) Ijaz Ahmad Shah Narcotics Control Cabinet
Ministers
Ch. Tariq Bashir Cheema Housing & Works

Dr. Sheerin Mazari Human Rights

Dr. Fehmida Mirza Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination

Fawad Ahmad Chaudhary Information & Broadcasting

Ghulam Sarwar Khan Aviation

Makhdum Khusro Bakhtiar Industries & Production

Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Foreign Affairs

Hussain Qureshi

Muhammad Farogh Naseem Law & Justice

Mian Muhammad Hammad Azhar Energy

Muhammad Mian Soomro Privatization

Murad Saeed Communication

Noor-ul-Haq Qadri Religious Affairs & Inter-Faith Harmony

Pervez Khatak Defence

Shaukat Fiaz Ahmad Tareen Finance, Revenue
Name of State
Ministers of
Shibli Faraz Science & Technology Pakistan
Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob States & Frontier Regions
Sultan
Government
Shafqat
Name Mehmood Federal Education & Professional Training
Department
Ali Muhammad Khan National History & Literary Heritage
Parliamentary Affairs
Farrukh Habib Information and Broadcasting
Mian Muhammad
Sheikh Shabbir Ali Qureshai
Rasheed Ahmad Housing & Works
Interior
Zartaj Gul
Syed Ali Haider Zaidi Climate
Maritime Change
Affairs
Syed Amin-ul-Haq Telecommunication & Information
Technology
Syed Fakhar Imam National Food Security & Research

Umer Ayub Khan Economic Affairs

Zubaida Jalal Khan Defence Production
Syed Fakhar Imam National Food Security & Research

Umer Ayub Khan Economic Affairs

Zubaida Jalal Khan Defence Production
Advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan
Name Portfolio
Abdul Razzaq Dawood Commerce & Investment
Dr. Zahir-ud-Din Baber Awan Parliamentary Affairs
Dr. Ishrat Hussain Austerity & Institutional Reforms
Mirza Shahzad Akbar Accountability & Interior