GOVERNMENT

Form of Government
Parliamentary republic

Head of State
President
Elected by the legislature to a five-year term

Head of Government
Prime minister
Appointed by the president

Legislature
Bicameral legislature
National Assembly
217 members
Senate
87 senators

Voting Qualifications
Universal suffrage for all citizens age 21 and older

 Highest Court
Supreme Court

Armed Services
Army, Navy, Air Force
575,000 troops; voluntary service

Political Divisions
4 provinces, 6 federally administered tribal areas, and the Federal Capital Territory (Islamabad)

EDUCATION
Major Universities
and Colleges
University of Karachi
Karachi
University of the Punjab
Lahore
University of Peshawar
Peshawar
University of Agriculture
Faisalabad