Senate of Pakistan
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The Senate of Pakistan is the country’s upper house of Parliament, representing the federating units and providing continuity to the legislative process through staggered, indirect elections.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate of Pakistan canonical | 23 |
| Majlis-e-Shura (Senate) | 1 |
| Members of the Senate of Pakistan | 1 |
| Senate of Pakistan as a collective body | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Senate of Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Majlis-e-Shura (Senate)
|
| cannotBeDissolvedBy |
President of Pakistan
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | permanent house ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| deputyPresidingOfficerTitle | Deputy Chairman of the Senate ⓘ |
| electionIntervalForHalfMembers | 3 years ⓘ |
| electionSystemFeature | staggered elections ⓘ |
| electionType | indirect elections ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeIncludes |
members of the National Assembly (for certain seats)
ⓘ
provincial assemblies ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Pakistan 1973
|
| establishedInYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| fractionOfMembersRetiredEachCycle | one half ⓘ |
| governingDocument |
Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
|
| hasEmblem | Emblem of the Senate of Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Unity, Faith, Discipline (national motto used in context) ⓘ |
| hasNonVotingMembers | 4 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| hasPower |
to conduct oversight of the executive
ⓘ
to initiate bills (except money bills) ⓘ to pass non-binding resolutions ⓘ |
| hasReservedSeatsFor |
non-Muslims
ⓘ
technocrats and ulema ⓘ women ⓘ |
| hasStandingCommittees | yes ⓘ |
| hasTotalMembers | 100 ⓘ |
| hasVotingMembers | 96 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legislativeArea | subjects in the Federal Legislative List ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | upper house ⓘ |
| locationCity | Islamabad ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Parliament House, Islamabad ⓘ |
| memberTermLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Chairman of the Senate ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
federal legislation
ⓘ
representation of provinces ⓘ review of legislation passed by the National Assembly ⓘ |
| provides | continuity to the legislative process ⓘ |
| represents | federating units of Pakistan ⓘ |
| sharesLegislativePowersWith | National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | equal representation of provinces ⓘ |
| website | https://senate.gov.pk ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Majlis-e-Shura (Senate)
subject surface form:
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
subject surface form:
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
subject surface form:
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
subject surface form:
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
subject surface form:
National Assembly of Pakistan
subject surface form:
Federal territory of Pakistan
subject surface form:
Parliament of Pakistan
this entity surface form:
Senate of Pakistan as a collective body
subject surface form:
Seventeenth Amendment (Pakistan)
subject surface form:
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
this entity surface form:
Members of the Senate of Pakistan