The people
Directly elect general-seat members of the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies under the Constitution and electoral law.
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Who selects whom in Pakistan?
Voters elect the National and Provincial Assemblies; those legislatures select the Senate, President, and Prime Minister through distinct constitutional paths.
Dots are institutions · arrows are sourced powers
Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
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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The dots
Institutions represented on this map.
Each institution below has an attached source. Being listed does not imply an unshown formal relationship.
Provincial Assemblies
Provincial legislatures elected by voters; their members elect provincial Senate seats and join the presidential electoral college.
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.
Senate
A permanent upper House whose provincial seats are elected by Provincial Assemblies through proportional representation by single transferable vote.
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.
Prime Minister
Elected by the National Assembly, called to office by the President, and constitutionally the chief executive through whom the Federal Government acts.
Federal Government and Cabinet
Consists of the Prime Minister and Federal Ministers, aids and advises the President, and is collectively responsible to both Houses.
Federal Constitutional Court
Created by the Twenty-Seventh Amendment with exclusive original jurisdiction over inter-government disputes and specified constitutional and Fundamental Rights questions.
Evidence and limits
Every line has a source. Every missing layer stays visible.
The map describes formal national relationships only. It does not measure democratic quality, legitimacy, actual compliance, or informal influence.
Official or constitutional source
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan - amended through 21 November 2025
National Assembly of Pakistan
- direct National and Provincial Assembly elections
- Senate election
- presidential electoral college
- Prime Minister election and no-confidence
- Cabinet appointments
- ordinary and money-bill procedure
- presidential assent and dissolution
- presidential impeachment
- Federal Constitutional Court appointment and jurisdiction
Senate elections
Senate of Pakistan
- Provincial Assembly election of Senate seats
- proportional representation
- permanent upper House
- six-year staggered terms
Purpose and role - relationship between constituents of Parliament
Senate of Pakistan
- Parliament composition
- presidential electoral college
- joint-sitting impeachment
- National Assembly dissolution rules
- Senate continuity