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class="infobox-subheader" style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Nastaliq" dir="rtl" title="Nastaliq" style="font-family: 'Jameel Noori Nastaleeq', 'Urdu Typesetting', 'Noto Nastaliq Urdu', 'Noto Nastaliq Urdu Draft', 'Hussaini Nastaleeq', 'AlQalam Taj Nastaleeq', IranNastaliq, 'Awami Nastaliq', 'Awami Nastaliq Beta3', 'Awami Nastaliq Beta2', 'Awami Nastaliq Beta1', 'Nafees Nastaleeq', 'Nafees Nastaleeq v1.01', 'Pak Nastaleeq', 'PDMS_Jauhar', 'Alvi Lahori Nastaleeq'; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal;">صدر ایوانِ بالا</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Senate_of_Pakistan.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Emblem_of_Senate_of_Pakistan.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="179" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="144" data-file-height="172" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Yousaf_Raza_Gilani_2010_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Yousaf_Raza_Gilani_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Yousaf_Raza_Gilani_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="296" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Yousaf_Raza_Gilani_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="302" data-file-height="406" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Yusuf_Raza_Gilani" title="Yusuf Raza Gilani">Yusuf Raza Gilani</a><br /></div>since 9 April 2024</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Pakistan" title="Senate of Pakistan">Senate of Pakistan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Mr. Chairman</a><br /><small> (Informal; while presiding the house)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Honourable" class="mw-redirect" title="Honourable">Honourable Chairman</a><br /><small>(Formal)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Mr._President_(title)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mr. President (title)">Mr. President</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(While acting as the President)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate" title="President of the Senate">Presiding officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Parliament House, <a href="/wiki/Islamabad" title="Islamabad">Islamabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data">The <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Pakistan" title="Senate of Pakistan">Senate</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3 years, at the Senate’s pleasure.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">Constitution of Pakistan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">12 April 1973; 49 years ago</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Khan_Habibullah_Khan_Marwat" class="mw-redirect" title="Khan Habibullah Khan Marwat">Habibullah K. Marwat</a><br />12 April 1973</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succession</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Line_of_succession_to_the_President_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Line of succession to the President of Pakistan">First</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150426192319/http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/chairmain.php">Chairman Senate</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl 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mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:rgb(220,245,220);padding-left:0.4em;text-align:left;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Federalism_in_Pakistan" title="Federalism in Pakistan">Federalism</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Pakistan" title="Government of Pakistan">Federal government</a></b></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_provincial_governments_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of provincial governments of Pakistan">Provincial governments</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Government of Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Sindh" title="Government of Sindh">Sindh</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">KPK</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Government of Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Pakistani_governors" class="mw-redirect" title="List of current Pakistani governors">Governors</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/Sardar_Saleem_Haider_Khan" title="Sardar Saleem Haider Khan"> Sardar Saleem Haider</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Governor of Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a>)</sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Kamran_Tessori" title="Kamran Tessori">Kamran Tessori</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Sindh" title="Governor of Sindh">Sindh</a>)</sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Faisal_Karim_Kundi" title="Faisal Karim Kundi">Faisal Karim Kundi</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">KPK</a>)</sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Jaffar_Khan_Mandokhail" title="Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail"> Sheikh Jaffar Khan</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a>)</sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Syed_Mehdi_Shah" title="Syed Mehdi Shah">Syed Mehdi Shah</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Gilgit-Baltistan" title="Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan">Gilgit-Baltistan</a>)</sup></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister (Pakistan)">Chief Ministers</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/Maryam_Nawaz" title="Maryam Nawaz">Maryam Nawaz</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Punjab_(Pakistan)" title="Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)">Punjab</a>)</sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Murad_Ali_Shah" title="Murad Ali Shah">Murad Ali Shah</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Sindh" title="Chief Minister of Sindh">Sindh</a>)</sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Amin_Gandapur" title="Ali Amin Gandapur">Ali Amin Gandapur</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">KPK</a>)</sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sarfraz_Bugti" title="Sarfraz Bugti">Sarfraz Bugti</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Balochistan" title="Chief Minister of Balochistan">Balochistan</a>)</sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gulbar_Khan" title="Gulbar Khan">Gulbar Khan</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Gilgit-Baltistan" title="Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan">Gilgit-Baltistan</a>)</sup></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_Pakistan" title="List of constituencies of Pakistan">Provincial assemblies of Pakistan</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/Provincial_Assembly_of_the_Punjab" title="Provincial Assembly of the Punjab">Punjab</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Provincial_Assembly_of_Sindh" title="Provincial Assembly of Sindh">Sindh</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Provincial_Assembly_of_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">KPK</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Provincial_Assembly_of_Balochistan" title="Provincial Assembly of Balochistan">Balochistan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gilgit-Baltistan_Assembly" title="Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly">Gilgi-Baltistan</a></li></ul></div></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Azad_Kashmir" title="Government of Azad Kashmir">Azad Kashmir government</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Azad_Kashmir" title="President of Azad Kashmir">President</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Mehmood_Chaudhry" title="Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry">Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Azad_Kashmir" title="Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir">Prime Minister</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chaudhry_Anwarul_Haq" title="Chaudhry Anwarul Haq">Chaudhry Anwarul Haq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly">Legislative Assembly</a></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Gilgit-Baltistan" title="Government of Gilgit-Baltistan">Government of Gilgit-Baltistan</a></b> </p> <hr /> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Pakistan" title="Local government in Pakistan">Local government</a></b> </p> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_Pakistan" title="Divisions of Pakistan">Divisions</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Pakistan" title="Districts of Pakistan">Districts</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tehsils_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of tehsils in Pakistan">Tehsil</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Union_councils_of_Pakistan" title="Union councils of Pakistan">UCs</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:rgb(220,245,220);padding-left:0.4em;text-align:left;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Pakistan" title="Parliament of Pakistan">Parliament legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Pakistan" title="Senate of Pakistan">Senate (Upper House)</a></b></li></ul> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Senate_of_Pakistan,_2024.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Senate_of_Pakistan%2C_2024.png/130px-Senate_of_Pakistan%2C_2024.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Senate_of_Pakistan%2C_2024.png/195px-Senate_of_Pakistan%2C_2024.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Senate_of_Pakistan%2C_2024.png/260px-Senate_of_Pakistan%2C_2024.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1316" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chairman</a>: <a href="/wiki/Yousaf_Raza_Gillani" class="mw-redirect" title="Yousaf Raza Gillani">Yousaf Raza Gillani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chairman_of_the_Senate_of_Pakistan" title="Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan">Deputy Chairman</a>: <a href="/wiki/Syedaal_Khan_Nasar" title="Syedaal Khan Nasar">Syedaal Khan Nasar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)" title="Pakistan Muslim League (N)">PML(N)</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Federation_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Leader of the House of Federation (Pakistan)">Leader of the House</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ishaq_Dar" title="Ishaq Dar">Ishaq Dar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)" title="Pakistan Muslim League (N)">PML(N)</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition" title="Leader of the Opposition">Opposition leader</a>: <a href="/wiki/Shibli_Faraz" title="Shibli Faraz">Shibli Faraz</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Tehreek-e-Insaf" title="Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf">PTI</a>)</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly (Pakistan)">National Assembly (Lower House)</a></b></li></ul> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Assembly_of_Pakistan,_after_SIC_reserve_seats_case_(2024).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan%2C_after_SIC_reserve_seats_case_%282024%29.svg/130px-National_Assembly_of_Pakistan%2C_after_SIC_reserve_seats_case_%282024%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan%2C_after_SIC_reserve_seats_case_%282024%29.svg/195px-National_Assembly_of_Pakistan%2C_after_SIC_reserve_seats_case_%282024%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan%2C_after_SIC_reserve_seats_case_%282024%29.svg/260px-National_Assembly_of_Pakistan%2C_after_SIC_reserve_seats_case_%282024%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1316" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" title="Prime Minister of Pakistan">Leader of the House</a>: <a href="/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif" title="Shehbaz Sharif">Shehbaz Sharif</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)" title="Pakistan Muslim League (N)">PML(N)</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Pakistan" title="Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan">Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ayaz_Sadiq" title="Ayaz Sadiq">Ayaz Sadiq</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)" title="Pakistan Muslim League (N)">PML(N)</a>)</li> <li>Deputy speaker: <a href="/wiki/Syed_Ghulam_Mustafa_Shah_(Pakistani_politician)" title="Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah (Pakistani politician)">Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pakistan_People%27s_Party" title="Pakistan People's Party">PPP</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Pakistan)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan)">Leader of the Opposition</a>: <a href="/wiki/Omar_Ayub_Khan" title="Omar Ayub Khan">Omar Ayub Khan</a></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">Constitution of Pakistan</a></b> </p> <ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Previous constitutions:<a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan_of_1956" title="Constitution of Pakistan of 1956">1956</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan_of_1962" title="Constitution of Pakistan of 1962">1962</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">1973</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annex_to_the_Constitution_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Annex to the Constitution of Pakistan">Annex</a> (written 1949, incorporated 1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amendments_to_the_Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan">Amendments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Pakistan" title="Law of Pakistan">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Penal_Code" title="Pakistan Penal Code">Pakistan Penal Code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Pakistan" title="Human rights in Pakistan">Human rights</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:rgb(220,245,220);padding-left:0.4em;text-align:left;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">President of Pakistan</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/Asif_Ali_Zardari" title="Asif Ali Zardari">Asif Ali Zardari</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pakistan_People%27s_Party" title="Pakistan People's Party">PPP</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Pakistan" title="List of presidents of Pakistan">List of presidents of Pakistan</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" title="Prime Minister of Pakistan">Prime Minister of Pakistan</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/Shahbaz_Sharif" class="mw-redirect" title="Shahbaz Sharif">Shahbaz Sharif</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)" title="Pakistan Muslim League (N)">PML-N</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Pakistan" title="List of prime ministers of Pakistan">List of prime ministers of Pakistan</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Pakistan" title="Cabinet of Pakistan">Cabinet of Pakistan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_(Pakistan)" title="Cabinet Secretary (Pakistan)">Cabinet Secretary</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:rgb(220,245,220);padding-left:0.4em;text-align:left;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Pakistan" title="Judiciary of Pakistan">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Pakistan" title="Supreme Court of Pakistan">Supreme Court of Pakistan</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Pakistan" title="Chief Justice of Pakistan">Chief Justice</a>: <a href="/wiki/Qazi_Faez_Isa" title="Qazi Faez Isa">Qazi Faez Isa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Pakistan" title="List of justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan">List of justices</a></li> <li>Judges appointment body: <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Judicial_Council_of_Pakistan" title="Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan">Supreme Judicial Council</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/High_courts_of_Pakistan" title="High courts of Pakistan">High courts</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/Islamabad_High_Court" title="Islamabad High Court">Islamabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lahore_High_Court" title="Lahore High Court">Punjab</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sindh_High_Court" title="Sindh High Court">Sindh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peshawar_High_Court" title="Peshawar High Court">KPK</a>, <a href="/wiki/Balochistan_High_Court" title="Balochistan High Court">Balochistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Federal_Shariat_Court" title="Federal Shariat Court">Shariat Court</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b>Territorial courts</b>: <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" title="Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK supreme court</a>, <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" title="High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK High court</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Appellate_Court_Gilgit-Baltistan" title="Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan">Gilgit-Baltistan supreme court</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gilgit-Baltistan_Chief_Court" title="Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court">Gilgit-Baltistan High Court</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b>Special courts</b>: <a href="/wiki/Anti_Terrorism_Court_of_Pakistan" title="Anti Terrorism Court of Pakistan">Anti Terrorism Courts</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Accountability_Bureau" title="National Accountability Bureau">Accountability Courts</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/District_courts_of_Pakistan" title="District courts of Pakistan">District Courts</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:rgb(220,245,220);padding-left:0.4em;text-align:left;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Pakistan" title="Elections in Pakistan">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Election_Commission_of_Pakistan" title="Election Commission of Pakistan">Election Commission of Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Election_Commissioner_of_Pakistan" title="Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan">Chief Election Commissioner</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sikandar_Sultan_Raja" title="Sikandar Sultan Raja">Sikandar Sultan Raja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_College_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Electoral College of Pakistan">Electoral College</a></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b>Territorial election commission</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_%26_Kashmir_Election_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu & Kashmir Election Commission">AJK Election Commission</a></li> <li>Chief Election Commissioner of AJK: Abdul Rashid Sulehria</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Election_Commission_Gilgit-Baltistan" title="Election Commission Gilgit-Baltistan">Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission</a></li> <li>Chief Election Commissioner of Gilgit-Baltistan: Raja Shah Baz Khan</li></ul> <hr /> <p><b>Elections</b> </p> <ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Presidential: <a href="/wiki/2008_Pakistani_presidential_election" title="2008 Pakistani presidential election">2008</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Pakistani_presidential_election" title="2013 Pakistani presidential election">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pakistani_presidential_election" title="2018 Pakistani presidential election">2018</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Pakistani_presidential_election" title="2024 Pakistani presidential election">2024</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>General: <a href="/wiki/1970_Pakistani_general_election" title="1970 Pakistani general election">1970</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1977_Pakistani_general_election" title="1977 Pakistani general election">1977</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1985_Pakistani_general_election" title="1985 Pakistani general election">1985</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Pakistani_general_election" title="1988 Pakistani general election">1988</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Pakistani_general_election" title="1990 Pakistani general election">1990</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1993_Pakistani_general_election" title="1993 Pakistani general election">1993</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1997_Pakistani_general_election" title="1997 Pakistani general election">1997</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pakistani_general_election" title="2002 Pakistani general election">2002</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pakistani_general_election" title="2008 Pakistani general election">2008</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Pakistani_general_election" title="2013 Pakistani general election">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pakistani_general_election" title="2018 Pakistani general election">2018</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Pakistani_general_election" title="2024 Pakistani general election">2024</a></li></ul></div></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b>Provincial elections</b> </p> <ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Punjab: <a href="/wiki/2002_Punjab_provincial_election" title="2002 Punjab provincial election">2002</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Punjab_provincial_election" title="2008 Punjab provincial election">2008</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Punjab_provincial_election" title="2013 Punjab provincial election">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Punjab_provincial_election" title="2018 Punjab provincial election">2018</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Punjab_provincial_election" title="2024 Punjab provincial election">2024</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Sindh: <a href="/wiki/2002_Sindh_provincial_election" title="2002 Sindh provincial election">2002</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Sindh_provincial_election" title="2008 Sindh provincial election">2008</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Sindh_provincial_election" title="2013 Sindh provincial election">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sindh_provincial_election" title="2018 Sindh provincial election">2018</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Sindh_provincial_election" title="2024 Sindh provincial election">2024</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>KPK: <a href="/wiki/2002_North-West_Frontier_Province_provincial_election" title="2002 North-West Frontier Province provincial election">2002</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2008_North-West_Frontier_Province_provincial_election" title="2008 North-West Frontier Province provincial election">2008</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa_provincial_election" title="2013 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa_provincial_election" title="2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election">2018</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa_provincial_election" title="2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election">2024</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Balochistan: <a href="/wiki/2013_Balochistan_provincial_election" title="2013 Balochistan provincial election">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Balochistan_provincial_election" title="2018 Balochistan provincial election">2018</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Balochistan_provincial_election" title="2024 Balochistan provincial election">2024</a></li></ul></div></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b>Territorial elections</b> </p> <ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Azad Kashmir: <a href="/wiki/1970_Azad_Kashmiri_general_election" title="1970 Azad Kashmiri general election">1970</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1975_Azad_Kashmiri_general_election" title="1975 Azad Kashmiri general election">1975</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1985_Azad_Kashmiri_general_election" title="1985 Azad Kashmiri general election">1985</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Azad_Kashmiri_general_election" title="1990 Azad Kashmiri general election">1990</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1991_Azad_Kashmiri_general_election" title="1991 Azad Kashmiri general election">1991</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Azad_Kashmiri_general_election" title="1996 Azad Kashmiri general election">1996</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2001_Azad_Kashmiri_general_election" title="2001 Azad Kashmiri general election">2001</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Azad_Kashmiri_general_election" title="2006 Azad Kashmiri general election">2006</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Azad_Kashmiri_general_election" title="2011 Azad Kashmiri general election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Azad_Kashmiri_general_election" title="2016 Azad Kashmiri general election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Azad_Kashmiri_general_election" title="2021 Azad Kashmiri general election">2021</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Gilgit-Baltistan: <a href="/wiki/2009_Gilgit-Baltistan_Assembly_election" title="2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election">2009</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Gilgit-Baltistan_Assembly_election" title="2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Gilgit-Baltistan_Assembly_election" title="2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election">2020</a></li></ul></div></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Pakistan" title="List of political parties in Pakistan">Political parties</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)" title="Pakistan Muslim League (N)">Pakistan Muslim League (N)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Tehreek-e-Insaf" title="Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf">Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Peoples_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan Peoples Party">Pakistan Peoples Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Pakistan" title="List of political parties in Pakistan">Complete list</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:rgb(220,245,220);padding-left:0.4em;text-align:left;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_units_of_Pakistan" title="Administrative units of 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id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">president</a>'s absence, the chairman of the Senate is empowered with the duties of the presidency; in rare events involving the absence of the chairman, the presidential duties are usually held by the <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Pakistan" title="Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan">speaker of the National Assembly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The chairman of the Senate is the first in the <a href="/wiki/Line_of_succession_to_the_President_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Line of succession to the President of Pakistan">line of succession</a> to the president of Pakistan, ahead of the speaker of the National Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first chairman of the Senate was <a href="/wiki/Khan_Habibullah_Khan_Marwat" class="mw-redirect" title="Khan Habibullah Khan Marwat">Habibullah Marwat</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Wasim_Sajjad" title="Wasim Sajjad">Wasim Sajjad</a> remains the longest-serving chairman. Senator <a href="/wiki/Yusuf_Raza_Gilani" title="Yusuf Raza Gilani">Yusuf Raza Gilani</a> elected to Senate in the April 2 election, is the current chairman of the Senate, having assumed office on 9 April 2024. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role_and_responsibilities">Role and responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairman_of_the_Senate_of_Pakistan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Role and responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The office of Chairman of the Senate is created by Article 60(1) of the Chapter 2 in Part III of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">Constitution of Pakistan</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-Article_601_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Article_601-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>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 Senate shall elect another member as chairman or, as the case may be, Deputy chairman<br /><br />The term of office of the chairman or Deputy chairman shall be 3 years from the day on which he enters upon his office.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Article 60(1)–60(2) of the Chapter 2 in Part III of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">Constitution of Pakistan</a>, source<sup id="cite_ref-Article_601_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Article_601-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>The main purpose for the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Pakistan" title="Senate of Pakistan">Senate</a> was to give equal representation to all the federating units since the membership of the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly (Pakistan)">National Assembly</a> was based on the population of each <a href="/wiki/Administrative_units_of_Pakistan" title="Administrative units of Pakistan">four province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate_press_release_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate_press_release-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Equal provincial membership in the Senate, thus, balances the provincial inequality in the National Assembly and dispels doubts and apprehension, if any, regarding deprivation and exploitation.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate_press_release_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate_press_release-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The role of the Senate is to promote national cohesion and harmony and to alleviate fears of the smaller provinces regarding domination by any one province because of its majority, in the National Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate_press_release_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate_press_release-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Senate acts as a legislative institution that represents the provinces and territories of the country and promotes a feeling of equality, peace and good understanding between them, which is so essential for the growth and prosperity of a nation.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate_press_release_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate_press_release-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thus, the Senate in Pakistan, over the years, has emerged as an essential organ and a stabilizing factor of the federation.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate_press_release_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate_press_release-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairman_of_the_Senate_of_Pakistan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/Independence_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Independence of Pakistan">creation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> on 14 August 1947, the first <a href="/wiki/Constituent_Assembly_of_Pakistan" title="Constituent Assembly of Pakistan">Constituent Assembly</a>, elected in December 1945 in undivided India, was assigned the task of framing the constitution of Pakistan. This assembly passed the <a href="/wiki/Objectives_Resolution" title="Objectives Resolution">Objectives Resolution</a> on 12 March 1949, laying down principles which later became substantive part of the constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, before it could accomplish the task of framing the constitution, it was dissolved in 1954.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thereafter, the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Pakistan" title="Governor-General of Pakistan">governor-general</a> convened the Second Constituent Assembly in 1955, which framed and passed the first constitution of Pakistan on 29 February 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That constitution was promulgated on 23 March 1956, which provided for a parliamentary form of government with a unicameral legislature.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, from 14 August 1947 to 1 March 1956 the Government of India Act, 1935, was retained as the constitution of Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 October 1958, martial law was promulgated and the constitution abrogated. The military government appointed a Constitution Commission in February 1960 which framed the 1962 Constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That constitution provided for a presidential form of government with a unicameral legislature. The 1962 Constitution was abrogated on 25 March 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The civil government, which came to power in December 1971 pursuant to 1970 elections, gave the nation an interim constitution in the year 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1973, the constitutional conventional framed the comprehensive constitution which was rectified<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (January 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> on 12 April and promulgated on 14 August 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Retired <a href="/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Pakistan" title="List of justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan">Senior Justice</a> <a href="/wiki/Khan_Habibullah_Khan" class="mw-redirect" title="Khan Habibullah Khan">Habibullah Khan Marwat</a> was elected its first chairman and remained until 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1973 Constitution also provided a <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_system" title="Parliamentary system">parliamentary system</a> of <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Pakistan" title="Government of Pakistan">government</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Bicameral_legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral legislature">bicameral legislature</a>: the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan" title="National Assembly of Pakistan">National Assembly</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower house</a>)</span> and the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Pakistan" title="Senate of Pakistan">Senate</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a>)</span>. The membership of the Senate, which was originally 45, was raised to 63 in 1977 and to 87 in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, the membership rose to 100 through the <a href="/wiki/Legal_Framework_Order,_2002" title="Legal Framework Order, 2002">legal framework</a> enforced on 21 August 2002. Now there are 104 members.<sup id="cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Relationship_between_constituents_of_the_Parliament">Relationship between constituents of the Parliament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairman_of_the_Senate_of_Pakistan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Relationship between constituents of the Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Pakistan" title="Parliament of Pakistan">Parliament</a> of Pakistan consists of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">president</a> and the two legislative houses: <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly (Pakistan)">National Assembly</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower house</a>)</span> and the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Pakistan" title="Senate of Pakistan">Senate</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The president is elected by members of both Houses of the Parliament and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_provincial_governments_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of provincial governments of Pakistan">four provincial assemblies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president may be removed from office or impeached through a resolution, passed by not less than two-thirds of the total membership of the Parliament in a joint sitting of the two Houses, convened for the purpose.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In case the office of the president becomes vacant for any reason, the chairman, or if he is unable to perform the functions of the office of the president, the speaker, acts as president till such time that a president is elected.<sup id="cite_ref-Article_601_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Article_601-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Same is the case when the president by reason of absence from Pakistan or any other cause is unable to perform his functions.<sup id="cite_ref-Article_601_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Article_601-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_chairmen_of_the_Senate">List of chairmen of the Senate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairman_of_the_Senate_of_Pakistan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: List of chairmen of the Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:White; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a></span> </p><p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:DarkGreen; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Islami_Jamhoori_Ittehad" title="Islami Jamhoori Ittehad">IJI</a>/<a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)" title="Pakistan Muslim League (N)">Muslim League (N)</a></span> </p><p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:LightGreen; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(Q)" title="Pakistan Muslim League (Q)">Muslim League (Q)</a></span> </p><p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:Black; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Peoples_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan Peoples Party">Pakistan Peoples Party</a></span> </p><p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#6b8f1e; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Balochistan_Awami_Party" title="Balochistan Awami Party">Balochistan Awami Party</a></span> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th>Entered office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Date of Birth and Death </th> <th>Political party </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Provinces of Pakistan">Provinces</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#000000;"><span style="color:white;"><b>1</b></span> </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Khan_Habibullah_Khan_Marwat" class="mw-redirect" title="Khan Habibullah Khan Marwat">Habibullah Khan</a> </td> <td><sup>6 August 1973</sup> </td> <td><sup>5 August 1975</sup> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup>5 December 1978<span style="display:none">(1978-12-05)</span> (aged 77)</sup> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Peoples_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan Peoples Party">Pakistan Peoples Party</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><sup>6 August 1975</sup> </td> <td><sup>4 July 1977</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: White">2 </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Ishaq_Khan" title="Ghulam Ishaq Khan">Ghulam Ishaq Khan</a> </td> <td><sup>21 March 1985</sup> </td> <td><sup>20 March 1988</sup> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup>27 October 2006<span style="display:none">(2006-10-27)</span> (aged 91)</sup> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><sup>21 March 1988</sup> </td> <td><sup>12 December 1988</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4" style="background-color: DarkGreen"><span style="color:white;"><b>3</b></span> </th> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Wasim_Sajjad" title="Wasim Sajjad">Wasim Sajjad</a> </td> <td><sup>24 December 1988</sup> </td> <td><sup>20 March 1991</sup> </td> <td rowspan="4"><sup><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1941-03-30</span>) </span>30 March 1941<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 83)</span></sup> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)" title="Pakistan Muslim League (N)">Pakistan Muslim League (N)</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><sup>21 March 1991</sup> </td> <td><sup>20 March 1994</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><sup>21 March 1994</sup> </td> <td><sup>20 March 1997</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><sup>21 March 1997</sup> </td> <td><sup>12 October 1999</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: LightGreen">4 </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Mian_Soomro" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammad Mian Soomro">Mohamad Mian Soomro</a> </td> <td><sup>23 March 2003</sup> </td> <td><sup>22 March 2006</sup> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1950-08-19</span>) </span>19 August 1950<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 74)</span></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Muslim_League_(Q)" title="Pakistan Muslim League (Q)">Pakistan Muslim League (Q)</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Sindh,_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sindh, Pakistan">Sindh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><sup>23 March 2006</sup> </td> <td><sup>11 March 2009</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#000000;"><span style="color:white;"><b>5</b></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Farooq_Naek" title="Farooq Naek">Farooq Naek</a> </td> <td><sup>12 March 2009</sup> </td> <td><sup>11 March 2012</sup> </td> <td><sup><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1950-01-03</span>) </span>3 January 1950<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 74)</span></sup> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Peoples_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan Peoples Party">Pakistan Peoples Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#000000;"><span style="color:white;"><b>6</b></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nayyar_Hussain_Bukhari" title="Nayyar Hussain Bukhari">Nayyar Bukhari</a> </td> <td><sup>12 March 2012</sup> </td> <td><sup>11 March 2015</sup> </td> <td><sup><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1952-12-23</span>) </span>23 December 1952<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 71)</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#000000;"><span style="color:white;"><b>7</b></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Raza_Rabbani" title="Raza Rabbani">Raza Rabbani</a> </td> <td><sup>12 March 2015</sup> </td> <td><sup>11 March 2018</sup> </td> <td><sup><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1952-07-23</span>) </span>23 July 1952<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 72)</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #6b8f1e"><span style="color:white;"><b>8</b></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sadiq_Sanjrani" title="Sadiq Sanjrani">Mir Sadiq Sanjrani</a> </td> <td><sup>12 March 2018</sup> </td> <td><sup>8 March 2024</sup> </td> <td><sup><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1970-04-14</span>) </span>14 April 1970<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 54)</span></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Balochistan_Awami_Party" title="Balochistan Awami Party">Balochistan Awami Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#000000;"><span style="color:white;"><b>9</b></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yusuf_Raza_Gilani" title="Yusuf Raza Gilani">Yusuf Raza Gilani</a> </td> <td><sup>9 April 2024</sup> </td> <td><sup></sup> </td> <td><sup><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1952-12-23</span>) </span>23 December 1952<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 71)</span></sup> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Peoples_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan Peoples Party">Pakistan Peoples Party</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline">Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairman_of_the_Senate_of_Pakistan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_4rxkjk4xplb1iwmbzq8ztswbzajtqlc"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Sadiq_Sanjrani" coords="659,165,795,186" title="Sadiq Sanjrani" alt="Sadiq Sanjrani" /><area 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a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSenate" class="citation web cs1">Senate. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150613092025/http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=3">"Brief History"</a>. <i>www.senate.gov.pk/</i>. Senate press release. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=3">the original</a> on 13 June 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 April</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.senate.gov.pk%2F&rft.atitle=Brief+History&rft.au=Senate&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.senate.gov.pk%2Fen%2Fcontent.php%3Fid%3D3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChairman+of+the+Senate+of+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Senate,_pdf_format-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Senate,_pdf_format_6-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSenate,_pdf" class="citation web cs1">Senate, pdf. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.senate.gov.pk/uploads/documents/Senate-Manual.pdf">"Senate of Pakistan"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>www.senate.gov.pk/</i>. Senate, pdf format<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 April</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.senate.gov.pk%2F&rft.atitle=Senate+of+Pakistan&rft.au=Senate%2C+pdf&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.senate.gov.pk%2Fuploads%2Fdocuments%2FSenate-Manual.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChairman+of+the+Senate+of+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part3.ch2.html">Article 50</a> in Chapter 2 of the Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part3.ch2.html">Article 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