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The Senate is the upper legislative chamber.
It gives the federating units representation at the federal level.

The Parliament consists of the President, National Assembly, and Senate.
Its two legislative chambers make it bicameral.

The Constitution creates a federation with a parliamentary executive.
The prime minister heads the government.

The Constitution of 1973 became effective on 14 August 1973.
It remains Pakistan's basic constitutional framework.

The National Assembly passed the Constitution on 10 April 1973.
It came into force later that year.

Pakistan held its first nationwide general elections in December 1970.
They were based on direct adult voting.

The Legal Framework Order laid down rules for elections and constitution-making.
It was issued by the Yahya Khan government.

Ayub Khan introduced the Basic Democracies system in 1959.
It created local councils and an electoral college.

The 1962 Constitution concentrated executive authority in the presidency.
It replaced the parliamentary structure of 1956.

General Ayub Khan became Chief Martial Law Administrator in 1958.
He later assumed the presidency.

The first nationwide martial law was imposed in October 1958.
The 1956 Constitution was abrogated.

The 1956 Constitution declared the country the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
This marked its transition from dominion to republic.