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.
Observed surface forms (2)
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/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Assembly of Pakistan (for the territory that became Bangladesh)
National Assembly of Pakistan
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predecessor
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National Assembly of Pakistan
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
National Assembly of Pakistan (under 1962 Constitution)