National Assembly

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The National Assembly is the directly elected lower house of Pakistan’s federal parliament, responsible for making laws and representing the country’s citizens at the national level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
abbreviation NA
alsoKnownAs National Assembly of Pakistan
surface form: Majlis‑e‑Shoora (National Assembly)
canBeDissolvedBy President of Pakistan
canDismiss Prime Minister of Pakistan
canPass vote of no confidence in Prime Minister
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
country Pakistan
deputyPresidingOfficerTitle Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
electoralBody general electorate of Pakistan
elects Prime Minister of Pakistan
establishedInCurrentForm 1973
firstConstituted 1947
hasPower approve constitutional amendments (with Senate)
initiate money bills
hasReservedSeatsFor non‑Muslims
women
houseType lower house
isDirectlyElected true
languageOfProceedings English
Urdu
legislativeChamber bicameral parliament
mainFunction federal law‑making
oversight of the executive
representation of the people
meetsIn Parliament House, Islamabad
minimumAgeOfMembers 25 years
oversightMechanism public accounts committee
question hour
standing committees
partOf Parliament of Pakistan
passes federal budget
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the National Assembly
represents citizens of Pakistan
seat Islamabad
sharesElectionOf President of Pakistan
termLength 5 years
upperHouse Senate of Pakistan
votingSystemGeneralSeats first‑past‑the‑post
website https://na.gov.pk

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