The appointment of the senator in Pakistan is structured and regularized by the set of the conditions. In this blog we aim to provide you the information related to how a senator is elected as it is a hot topic nowadays as senate of election of this year is coming in Pakistan.

1. THE APPOINTMENT OF SENATORS IN
PAKISTAN
By: Nitasha Maqsood
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2. SENATORS APPOINTMENT
 The appointment of the senator in Pakistan is
structured and regularized by the set of the
conditions. In this presentation we aim to
provide you the information related to how a
senator is elected as it is a hot topic
nowadays as senate of election of this year
is coming in Pakistan.
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3.  The Senate of Pakistan must consist of 104 members, from them:
 14 members shall be chosen by the associates of each provincial assembly.
 8 shall be chosen by direct voting from the FATA (Federally Administrated Tribal
Areas), in a way that the president by regulations may stipulate;
 2 on general seats, and 1 woman and 1 technocrat including aalim shall be
nominated from the Federal Capital in a way that the president by regulations
may stipulate;
 4 women shall be designated by the associates of each ProvincialAssembly;
 4 technocrats including ulema shall be chosen by the associates of each
Provincial Assembly.
 1 seat in the senate is kept for minorities in each province.
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4.  Election to load seats in the Senate owed to
each Province shall be detained in
agreement with the structure of relative
depiction by means of the solitary
transferable vote.
 The Senate shall not be focus to closure but
the tenure of its associated, who shall retire
as in the next slide, shall be six years:-
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5.  Of the members mentioned in paragraph (a) of article (1), seven
shall retire after the expiration of the first three years and seven
shall retire after the cessation of the next three years.
 Of the members mentioned in paragraph (b) of the
aforementioned article, four shall retire after the cessation of the
first three years and four shall retire after the ending of the next
three years
 Of the members mentioned in paragraph (c) of the
aforementioned article:
 ONE selected on general seat shall retire after the cessation of
the first three years and the other one shall retire after the ending
of the next three years, and
 One chosen on the seat designated as for technocrat shall retire
after first three years and the one chosen on the seat reserved for
woman shall retire after the cessation of the next three years;
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6.  Of the associates mentioned in paragraph (d) of
the aforementioned section, 2 shall retire after the
finishing of the three years and two shall retire after
the finishing of the next three years; and
Of the members mentioned in paragraph (e) of the
aforementioned article, 2 shall retire after the finishing
of the first three years and two shall retire after the
finishing of the next three years: Provided that the
term of office of a person elected to fill a informal
opening shall be the unexpired tenure of the member
whose opening he has filled.
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7. For more information related the senate
election result, do visit www.pakvoter.org
Thank you
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