Constitution 1973 § Article 59 — The Senate

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Senate shall consist of 2[ninety-six] members, of whom,—
(a) fourteen shall be elected by the members of each Provincial Assembly;
(b) 2[* * * * * * *]
(c) two on general seats, and one woman and one technocrat including aalim shall
be elected from the Federal Capital in such manner as the President may, by
Order, prescribe;
(d) four women shall be elected by the members of each Provincial Assembly;
(e) four technocrats including ulema shall be elected by the members of each
Provincial Assembly; and
(f) four non-Muslims, one from each Province, shall be elected by the members of
each Provincial Assembly:

Provided that paragraph (f) shall be effective from the next Senate
election after the commencement of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment)
Act, 2010.

(2) Election to fill seats in the Senate allocated to each Province shall be held in accordance
with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

(3) The Senate shall not be subject to dissolution but the term of its members, who shall retire
as follows, shall be six years:
(a) of the members referred to in paragraph (a) of clause

(1), seven shall retire after
the expiration of the first three years and seven shall retire after the expiration
of the next three years;
(b) 2[* * * * * * *]
(c) of the members referred to in paragraph (c) of the aforesaid clause,—
(i) one elected on general seat shall retire after the expiration of the first
three years and the other one shall retire after the expiration of the next
three years; and
(ii) one elected on the seat reserved for technocrat shall retire after first three
years and the one elected on the seat reserved for women shall retire
after the expiration of the next three years;
(d) of the members referred to in paragraph (d) of the aforesaid clause, two shall
retire after the expiration of the first three years and two shall retire after the
expiration of the next three years;
(e) of the members referred to in paragraph (e) of the aforesaid clause, two shall
retire after the expiration of the first three years and two shall retire after the
expiration of the next three years; and
(f) of the members referred to in paragraph (f) of the aforesaid clause, two shall
retire after the expiration of first three years and two shall retire after the
expiration of next three years:

Provided that the Election Commission for the first term of seats for non-
Muslims shall draw a lot as to which two members shall retire after the first
three years.
1[
Explanation.- The term of a member, notwithstanding the date of his election, shall expire on
the eleventh day of March of the year of the completion of term for which he is elected.]
2[(3A) Notwithstanding the omission of paragraph (b) of clause

(1) and the omission of
paragraph (b) of clause

(3), the existing members of the Senate from the Federally Administered Tribal
Areas shall continue till expiry of their respective terms of office and on the expiry of the aforesaid
terms this clause shall stand omitted.]

(4) The term of office of a person elected to fill a casual vacancy shall be the unexpired term
of the member whose vacancy he has filled.]

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 59: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 37, 38, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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