A president is the head of state, while the prime minister is the head of government. Pakistan is considered a federal parliamentary republic country consisting the executive, legislative, and judicial branches building up the government.
The Executive Branch is both the senate and the national assembly given main powers to introduce and pass legislation, but only the national assembly has the authority to approve the federal budget and finance measures. The election process has members of the Senate chosen indirectly. There are 272 members of the National Assembly, where 60 of them have been reserved for women and 10 for minorities. Members are chosen by plurality vote in single-member constituencies. The election cycle takes the National Assembly 5 years, while the Senate takes 6 years.
The Legislative Branch has the main powers within the president given responsibilities and the power to dissolve the National Assembly. Federal Cabinet allows the prime minister to assist the president with decisions. The Election process requires an electoral college indirectly electing the president, while the Parliament selects the prime minister. The election cycle takes the president 6 years, while Prime minister takes 5 years.
The Judicial Branch has given the supreme court main powers to be original, appellate, and advisory jurisdiction. Each of the four provinces has a Provincial High Court with original and appellate jurisdiction over that province. In the election process, the president appoints the chief justice of the Supreme Court and the chief justice assist the president appoint the other judges. The election cycle requires 65 as the mandatory retirement age.