PM and criteria

Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving
as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of
the Pakistan Muslim League.

The Constitution of Pakistan requires that the prime minister be a member of the National Assembly.
[50]
 As well as this, one must:

 be a citizen of Pakistan.
 be a Muslim
 be above 25 years of age
 be able to prove good conduct of character and be not commonly known to violate Islamic
injunctions
 have adequate knowledge of Islamic teachings and practice obligatory duties prescribed by
Islam, as well as abstaining from major sins
 have not, after the establishment of Pakistan, worked against the integrity of the country or
opposed the ideology of Pakistan.[51]

Cabinet of PM (Name of federal ministers)

S/No Name Portfolio Phone Image

Board of Investment
Chaudhry Salik
1 (including Chinese & other
Hussain
FDI) and Special Intiatives

2 Sherry Rehman Climate Change

Syed Naveed
3 Commerce
Qamar
 Mr. Asad
4 Communications
Mahmood

Khawaja
5 Defence
Muhammad Asif

Mr. Muhammad
6 Defence Production
Israr Tareen

Sardar Ayaz Economic Affairs; Law and

7
Sadiq Justice

Rana Tanveer Federal Education and

8
Hussain professional Training

9 Mian Javed Latif Federal Minister

Mr. Muhammad
10 Finance and Revenue
Ishaq Dar

Mr. Bilawal Bhutto

11 Foreign Affairs
Zardari
12 Mr. Abdul Wasay Housing and Works

Mian Riaz
13 Human Rights
Hussain Pirzada

Syed Murtaza
14 Industries and Production
Mahmud

Ms. Marriyum Information and

15
Aurangzeb Broadcasting

Syed Amin Ul Information Technology and

16
Haque Telecommunication

Mr. Ehsan Ur
17 Inter Provincial Coordination
Rehman Mazari

Rana Sana Ullah

18 Interior
Khan

Azam Nazeer
19 Law and Justice
Tarar
 Syed Faisal Ali
20 Maritime Affairs
Subzwari

Nawabzada
21 Narcotics Control
Shazain Bugti

Chaudhary Tariq National Food Security and

22
Bashir Cheema Research

National Health Services,

Mr. Abdul Qadir
23 Regulations and
Patel
Coordination

Overseas Pakistanis and

Mr. Sajid Hussain
24 Human Resource
Turi
Development

Mr. Murtaza
25 Parliamentary Affairs
Javed Abbasi

Mr. Ahsan Iqbal Planning, Development and

26
Chaudhary Special Initiatives

Poverty Alleviation and

27 Ms. Shazia Marri
Social Safety
 Mr. Khurram
28 Power
Dastgir Khan

Mr. Abid Hussain

29 Privatization
Bhayo

Khawaja Saad
30 Railways & Aviation
Rafique

Mufti Abdul Religious Affairs and

31
Shakoor Interfaith Harmony

Mr. Agha Hassan

32 Science and Technology
Baloch

Muhammad Talha
33 States and Frontier Regions
Mahmood

Syed Khursheed
34 Water Resources
Ahmed Shah
 Senate and National Assembly
Current Heads
(a) Raja Pervez was elected as Speaker of the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
on 16th April,2022.

Speaker National Assembly

(b) Mr. Zahid Akram Durrani was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Islamic
Republic of Pakistan on 21st April, 2022. 

Deputy Speaker National Assembly

(c) Tahir Hussain, SECRETARY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Tahir Hussain is a seasoned and senior
bureaucrat, hailing from the Pakistan Administrative Service of Pakistan. In his over 35 years of...

Secretary National Assembly

Criteria
 (a)    he is a citizen of Pakistan;

 (b)     he is, in the case of the National Assembly, not less than twenty-five years of age and is
enrolled as a voter in any electoral roll in—

         (i)     any part of Pakistan, for election to a general seat or a seat reserved for non-Muslims;
and
         (ii)     any area in a Province from which she seeks membership for election to a seat reserved
for women.

 (c)    he is, in the case of the Senate, not less than thirty years of age and is enrolled as a voter in
any area in a Province or, as the case may be, the Federal Capital, from where he seeks
membership;

(d)    he is of good character and is not commonly known as one who violates Islamic Injunctions;

 (e)     he has adequate knowledge of Islamic teachings and practices obligatory duties prescribed by
Islam as well as abstains from major sins;

 (f)    he is sagacious, righteous, non-profligate, honest and ameen, there being no declaration to the
contrary by a court of law; and

 (g)    he has not, after the establishment of Pakistan, worked against the integrity of the country or
 opposed the ideology of Pakistan.

The disqualifications specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) shall not apply to a person who is a non-
Muslim, but such a person shall have good moral reputation.

No.of Seats, Quota Seats

The Senate has 104 members who serve six-year terms which are alternated so that half the
senators are up for re-election by the electoral college every three years. The National
Assembly consists of 342 members.

 Province / Area General Seats Women Seats Non-Muslim Total Seats

Balochistan    14 03   17

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35 08   43

Punjab    148 35   183

Sindh    61 14   75

Federal Capital 02 -   02

FATA 12 -   12

   -  - 10 10

Total    272 60 10 342

 Province / Area General Seats Women Seats Non-Muslim Total Seats

Balochistan    16 4   20

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 45 10   55

Punjab    141 32   173

Sindh    61 14   75

Federal Capital 3 -   3

      10 10

Total    266 60 10 336

Provincial assemblies

Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab

Orde Speaker of the Provincial

Duration of Service
r Assembly of Punjab

1 Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler 03-01-1921 to 21-03-1922

2 Herbert Alexander Casson 10-05-1922 to 16-01-1925

 03-12-1925 to 27-10-1926, 04-01-1927 to 26-07-
3 Khan Bahadur Shahab-ud-Din Virk
1930, 25-10-1930 to 24-10-1936

4 Rao Bahadur Chhotu Ram 20-10-1936 to 10-11-1936

5 Khan Bahadur Shahab-ud-Din Virk 06-04-1937 to 19-03-1945

6 Dewan Bahadur Singha 21-03-1946 to 04-07-1947

7 Dr. Khalifa Shuja-ud-Din[1] 07-05-1951 to 14-10-1955

8 Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry 20-05-1956 to 07-10-1958

Khan Bahadur Sheikh Faiz

9 06-12-1962 to 08-06-1965
Muhammad

10 Mubin-ul-Haq Siddiqui[1] 12-06-1962 to 04-07-1963

16-07-1963 to 12-06-1965, 12-06-1965 to 25-03-

11 Ch. Muhammad Anwar Bhinder [1]
1969

12 Rafiq Ahmad Sheikh[2] 03-05-1972 to 11-04-1977

13 Ch. Muhammad Anwar Bhinder [1] 11-04-1977 to 11-04-1977

10-04-1985 to 02-12-1988, 02-12-1988 to 07-11-

14 Manzoor Wattoo
1990, 07-11-1990 to 25-11-1993

15 Saeed Ahmed Khan 04-05-1993 to 19-10-1993

16 Hanif Ramay 19-10-1993 to 19-02-1997

 17 Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi 19-02-1997 to 12-10-1999

18 Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi 2002 to 2007

19 Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan 2008 to 2013, 2013 to 2018

20 Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi 16-08-2018 to 26-07-2022

21 Muhammad Sibtain Khan 29-07-2022

Criteria

 Must be a Pakistani national.

 Cannot be younger than 25 years old.
 Not be found guilty by the jury.
 Sufficient understanding of Islamic beliefs.
 Must be a moral individual.
 Must be ameen and sadiq.
 Must be registered to vote in a Pakistani provincial constituency.

No.of Seats , Quota Seats

 297 members elected by FPTP

 66 seats for women, 8 seats for non-Muslims through

It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan, having a total of 371 seats,
with 297 general seats, 66 seats reserved for women and 8 reserved for non-Muslims.
 CM AND GOVERNOR OF all the provinces of Pakistan

Chief Ministers

Abdul Quddus Bizenjo

Mahmood Khan

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi

Murad Ali Shah

Khalid Khurshid

Governors

Jan Mohammad Jamali

Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani

Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman

Kamran Tessori

Kamran Tessori

Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry

 Population of Pakistan ( minority and majority )

% Population % Population % Population

Year Population
aged 0 to 14 aged 15 to 64 aged 65 or more

1955 41,023,128 40.3% 55.3% 4.4%

1960 45,954,226 40.6% 55.6% 3.7%

1965 51,841,626 42.3% 54.4% 3.4%

1970 59,290,872 43.7% 53.0% 3.3%

1975 68,126,999 43.9% 52.8% 3.4%

1980 80,624,057 43.0% 53.5% 3.4%

1985 97,121,552 43.0% 53.5% 3.5%

1990 115,414,069 43.7% 52.8% 3.5%

1995 133,117,476 44.4% 52.1% 3.5%

2000 154,369,924 42.9% 53.6% 3.5%

2005 174,372,098 41.1% 55.4% 3.5%

2010 194,454,498 39.2% 57.0% 3.7%

2015 210,969,298 38.4% 57.7% 3.9%

 2020 227,196,741 37.3% 58.6% 4.2%

2025 249,948,885 35.3% 60.2% 4.5%

2030 274,029,836 33.2% 61.9% 4.9%

2035 298,432,780 31.7% 63.1% 5.2%

2040 322,595,767 29.5% 64.8% 5.7%

2045 345,818,945 28.1% 65.8% 6.2%

2050 367,808,468 26.6% 66.5% 6.9%

Religious minorities Population %

Hindus ( ) 4,444,437 2.14%

Christians ( ) 2,637,586 1.27%

Ahmadiyyas 207,688 0.09%

Sikhs ( ) 20,768 0.01%

Others (inc. Jews, Jains, Buddhists, Irreligious) 20,767 0.01%

Total 7,331,246 3.53%

 Population of provinces (minority and majority)

Province or
1951[12] 1961[12] 1972[12] 1981[12] 1998[12] 2017[4]
Territory

 Punjab 20,540,76 25,463,97 37,607,42 47,292,44 73,691,290 109,989,65

2 4 3 1 5

14,155,90 19,028,66
 Sindh 6,047,748 8,367,065 30,439,893 47,854,510
9 6

 Khyber 10,879,78 13,259,87

5,888,550 7,578,186 20,919,976 35,501,964
Pakhtunkhwa 1 5

 Balochista
1,167,167 1,353,484 2,428,678 4,332,376 6,565,885 12,335,129
n

 ICT 95,940 117,669 237,549 340,286 805,235 2,003,368

Four Provinces 33,740,16 42,880,37 65,309,34 84,253,64 132,352,27 207,684,62

and ICT 7 8 0 4 9 6

 Azad
886,000 1,065,000 1,573,000 1,983,465 2,972,501 4,045,367
Kashmir[5]

 Gilgit-
— — — — 884,000 1,492,924
Baltistan[6]

136,208,78 213,222,91
Total Pakistan — — — —
0 7
 Area of Pakistan (land ,air and water)

Land

796,095km²

Water

9,737 Square Miles 25,220 Square Kilometers

Air

74.27μg/m³

Neighbouring states and areas

Pakistan is bounded by Iran to the west, Afghanistan to the northwest and north, China to
the northeast, and India to the east and southeast. The coast of the Arabian Sea forms its
southern border.

Four Indian states share a border with Pakistan: Punjab (547 km), Rajasthan (1,035 km),
Gujarat (512 km) and Jammu & Kashmir (1,216 km), with a combined shared border of 3,310
km.