Federal Government Structure of Pakistan

The Legislative The Executive The Federal Judiciary

Law forming body of Formed by A Supreme Court

the state Legislature (which
dominates the
executive Chief Justice and a
Named “Parliament”
number of judges
Parliament is Prime Minister is the
“bicameral” Chief-Executive Chief Justice is appointed
by the President

Elected for 5 years

National Senate President by the National Rest of the judges are appointed
Assembly (Upper Assembly by the president with the
(Lower House) consultation of Chief Justice
House)
Legally bound to
Has
select ¾ of the
provincial Supreme Judicial Council can
assemblies members of the
under recommend the removal of a judge
cabinet from NA
342 Members104 and a President orders it President
members
Members
(60 reserved can’t remove a judge on his own)
for women (18
and
reserved
10 for for Must be an NA
women)
minorities) member (PM can be Supreme Court is divided into
removed by NA by a
no-confidence
motion)
Age 25 Age 30 Age 45
Federal Shariat High Ombudsman
Court Courts (Wafaqi
Under the PM, is a
Presiding “Federal Cabinet” Mohtasib)
Presiding “Head of the
officer is officer is State” and which is divided into City
“Speaker”, “Chairman”, the Courts
(Deputy (assisted by “Commander
Speaker in Vice -in-Chief” of
the absence) Chairman) the armed Ministers Advisers
forces

Elected for 5 Elected for 6 Elected for 5 years by

years. years. (half of the the two houses of
(President can senators retire the Parliament and
dissolve it with after 3 years). the four provincial
PM advice). Senate can’t be assemblies (can be
Election within dissolved en bloc removed by
90 days parliament)