Constitution

Part III · The Federation of Pakistan · The Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)

Chairman and Deputy Chairman

Article 60

Amended by 8th Amendment (1985)

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English · authoritative

(1)

After the Senate has been duly constituted, it shall, at its first meeting and to the exclusion of any other business, elect from amongst its members a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman and, so often as the Office of Chairman or Deputy Chairman becomes vacant, the Senate shall elect another member as Chairman or, as the case may be, Deputy Chairman.

(2)

The term of office of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman shall be 1[three] years from the day on which he enters upon his office.

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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Amendment notes (1)›
  1. 1Substituted by the Constitution (Eighth Amdt.) Act, 1985 (18 of 1985), section 7, for “two”.

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Article 60 of the Constitution
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Article 60 of the Constitution (Chairman and Deputy Chairman)
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Article 60, Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973

English text as amended up to 21 November 2025 (27th Amendment), published by Ministry of Law and Justice / National Assembly of Pakistan. The English text is authoritative. Official PDF, page 55