National Assembly of Pakistan

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The National Assembly of Pakistan is the directly elected lower chamber of the country’s bicameral legislature, responsible for making federal laws and overseeing the executive.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
abbreviation NA
canBeDissolvedBy President of Pakistan
capitalCity Islamabad
compositionBasedOn general seats
reserved seats for non-Muslims
reserved seats for women
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: Constitution of 1973
country Pakistan
createdBy Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
deputyPresidingOfficerTitle Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Pakistan
electoralSystemForGeneralSeats first-past-the-post
electoralSystemForReservedSeats proportional representation
elects Prime Minister of Pakistan
some members of the Electoral College for President of Pakistan
governmentType parliamentary system
hasCommitteeSystem special committees
standing committees
hasGeneralSeats 266
hasReservedSeatsForNonMuslims 10
hasReservedSeatsForWomen 60
hasUpperHouse Senate of Pakistan
houseType lower house
isChamberOf bicameral legislature of Pakistan
jurisdiction Government of Pakistan
surface form: federal government of Pakistan
languageUsed English
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
legislativeChamberOf Parliament of Pakistan
location Islamabad
meetsIn Parliament House, Islamabad
meetsInSessionType extraordinary sessions
regular sessions
membersTitle Members of the National Assembly
numberOfSeats 336
partOf Parliament of Pakistan
power approves federal budget
controls the executive through confidence and no-confidence motions
initiates money bills
participates in constitutional amendments
passes federal legislation
predecessor Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
National Assembly of Pakistan self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Assembly of Pakistan (under 1962 Constitution)
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the National Assembly
role federal lawmaking
oversight of the executive
representation of the people
termLength 5 years
website https://na.gov.pk/

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Prime Minister of Pakistan accountableTo National Assembly of Pakistan
Cabinet of Pakistan collectiveResponsibilityTo National Assembly of Pakistan
Parliament of Pakistan compositionChamber National Assembly of Pakistan
President of Pakistan electoralCollegeIncludes National Assembly of Pakistan
Constitution of Pakistan (1973) establishesLegislativeChamber National Assembly of Pakistan
Parliament of Pakistan hasLowerHouse National Assembly of Pakistan
Government of Pakistan lowerHouse National Assembly of Pakistan
Prime Minister of Pakistan nominatedBy National Assembly of Pakistan
Jatiya Sangsad precededBy National Assembly of Pakistan
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Pakistan (for the territory that became Bangladesh)
National Assembly of Pakistan predecessor National Assembly of Pakistan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Pakistan (under 1962 Constitution)
Parliament House, Islamabad servesAsSeatOf National Assembly of Pakistan
Senate of Pakistan sharesLegislativePowersWith National Assembly of Pakistan