The Senate of Pakistan is no House of Lords; nor is it America's Senate. It is in fact the House of Federation, as it would like to call itself, and acts as a saucer to a cup (National Assembly). It doesn't generate or emit heat but defuses it by lending cool-minded deliberations to issues of the federation. Before the enactment of the present Constitution, in 1973, Pakistan was not a bicameral democracy, and there was no Senate of Pakistan. Most likely, the secession of East Pakistan - for 'not being heard' - must be on the minds of the framers of the Constitution who opted for bicameralism. But then they also stuck to the Westminster pattern and decided that the Money Bill shall only originate from the National Assembly and its copy would be sent to the Senate to invite recommendations which may or may not be incorporated. But how that money is spent, or misspent, remains a concern of the Senate, and hence acceptance of the