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About this system

Pakistan's National Assembly-published Constitution, updated through the Twenty-Seventh Amendment in November 2025, separates direct popular elections from the parliamentary selection of the Prime Minister, the federal and provincial electoral college for the President, provincial-assembly election of the Senate, presidential assent to legislation, no-confidence and impeachment procedures, and the new Federal Constitutional Court's exclusive constitutional jurisdiction.

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20 formal relationships drawn · 3 sources · Verified 2026-08-28

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Institutions represented on this map.

Each institution below has an attached source. Being listed does not imply an unshown formal relationship.

public

The people

Directly elect general-seat members of the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies under the Constitution and electoral law.

legislature

Provincial Assemblies

Provincial legislatures elected by voters; their members elect provincial Senate seats and join the presidential electoral college.

legislature

National Assembly

The directly elected lower House elects the Prime Minister, originates money bills, shares ordinary lawmaking, and may pass a vote of no-confidence.

legislature

Senate

A permanent upper House whose provincial seats are elected by Provincial Assemblies through proportional representation by single transferable vote.

head of state

President

Head of State elected by both Houses and the Provincial Assemblies; normally acts on Cabinet or Prime Ministerial advice and gives assent to bills.

executive

Prime Minister

Elected by the National Assembly, called to office by the President, and constitutionally the chief executive through whom the Federal Government acts.

executive

Federal Government and Cabinet

Consists of the Prime Minister and Federal Ministers, aids and advises the President, and is collectively responsible to both Houses.

judiciary

Federal Constitutional Court

Created by the Twenty-Seventh Amendment with exclusive original jurisdiction over inter-government disputes and specified constitutional and Fundamental Rights questions.

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