1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated April 28, 2022Pakistans Domestic Political SettingOverview The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a parliamentary democracy in which the prime minister is head of government and the president is head of state. A bicameral parliament is comprised of a 342-seat Nat
2、ional Assembly (NA) and a 104-seat Senate, both with directly elected representatives from each of the countrys four provinces (Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or KP, Punjab, and Sindh), as well as from the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (now part of KP) and the Islamabad Capital Territo
3、ry (the quasi-independent regions of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan have no representation). The NA reserves 60 seats for women and 10 seats for religious minorities on a proportional basis, meaning only 272 districts elect representatives. The prime minister is elected to an indeterminate term b
4、y the NA. The president is elected to a five-year term by an Electoral College comprised of both chambers of Parliament, as well as members of each of the countrys four provincial assemblies. NA and provincial assembly members are elected to five-year terms. Senate terms are six years, with election
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