- PTI-backed Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi was elected deputy chairman, beating opposition candidate Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri of the JUI-F.
- Afridi was elected to the Senate in the March 2018 elections as an independent candidate from Fata on a general seat.
- Senate elections are held for half of the members after every three years.
- A senator is elected for a period of six years,
- The term of the chairperson and deputy chairperson is three years.