Explanation

• According to Article 49(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan, the Chairman Senate acts as President in the President’s absence.
• The term for members of the Senate is 6 years.
• The minimum age for senators is 30 years.

Additional information:

• Speaker National Assembly as acting Prime Minister of Pakistan in the absence of PM.

Last verified on 14-03-2026

Explanation

• The Supreme Commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces is the President of Pakistan.
• Constitutional provision: Article 243 of the Constitution of Pakistan deals with the command of the Armed Forces.
• Election: The President is indirectly elected by an Electoral College for a five-year term.
• Eligibility: The President must be a Muslim and at least 45 years old.

Last verified on 13-10-2026

Explanation

• President: Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari
• Benazir Bhutto’s 2nd Government: Dismissed in 1996
• Date: 5 November 1996
• Constitutional provision: Article 58(2)(b)

Additional information:

• Born: 21 June 1953 — Karachi
• Assassinated: 27 December 2007 — Rawalpindi
• Spouse: Asif Ali Zardari
• Married: 1987
• Party: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
• Education: Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
• Children: Bilawal, Bakhtawar & Aseefa Bhutto Zardari
• 1st Female PM of Pakistan: 1988
• 2nd term as PM: 1993–1996

Explanation

• President: 5-year term.
• Maximum: 2 consecutive terms.
• Ayub Khan: Longest-serving President.
• Ayub Khan’s tenure: About 10 years 5 months.
• Prime Minister: No fixed 5-year personal term.
• National Assembly: 5-year term.

Explanation

• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was elected the first President (Speaker) of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11 August 1947.
• The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held on 10 August 1947 at the Sindh Assembly Building, Karachi.
• Jinnah also served as the first Governor-General of Pakistan.

Last verified on 07-10-2026