Parliament of Pakistan
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The Parliament of Pakistan is the country’s bicameral federal legislature, consisting of the Senate (upper house) and the National Assembly (lower house), responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Majlis-e-Shoora | 2 |
| National Assembly of Pakistan | 1 |
| National Assembly of Pakistan (unicameral, 1962–1973) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
federal legislature ⓘ |
| budgetaryFunction |
approves federal budget
ⓘ
authorizes taxation ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy |
President of Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
President of Pakistan (National Assembly only)
|
| capitalCity | Islamabad ⓘ |
| compositionChamber |
National Assembly of Pakistan
ⓘ
Senate of Pakistan ⓘ |
| constitutionalAmendmentRequirement | two-thirds majority in both houses ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
ⓘ
surface form:
Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan
|
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| elects |
President of Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
President of Pakistan (through an electoral college including Parliament)
Prime Minister of Pakistan (through National Assembly) ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem |
special committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to legislate on subjects in the Concurrent Legislative List (historically)
ⓘ
to legislate on subjects in the Federal Legislative List ⓘ |
| hasReservedSeats |
non-Muslims (in National Assembly and Senate)
ⓘ
women (in National Assembly and Senate) ⓘ |
| hasUpperHouse | Senate of Pakistan ⓘ |
| headOfStateRole |
President of Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
President of Pakistan is part of Parliament for certain functions
|
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| legislativeBodyFor | Government of Pakistan ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
amends the Constitution of Pakistan
ⓘ
enacts federal laws ⓘ |
| lowerHouseMembershipType | directly elected ⓘ |
| lowerHouseTermLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Parliament House, Islamabad ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Parliament of Pakistan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Majlis-e-Shoora
|
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| oversightFunction |
oversight of the federal government
ⓘ
scrutiny of the executive ⓘ |
| passes |
Constitutional Amendment Bills
ⓘ
Money Bills ⓘ Ordinary Bills ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Parliament of Pakistan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly of Pakistan (unicameral, 1962–1973)
|
| publicSessions | sessions generally open to public and media ⓘ |
| questionHour | National Assembly question hour to hold ministers accountable ⓘ |
| roleInEmergency | approves or disapproves proclamation of emergency ⓘ |
| roleInWarAndPeace | has authority over declaration of war and peace ⓘ |
| supervises | federal ministries ⓘ |
| upperHouseMembershipType | indirectly elected ⓘ |
| upperHouseRenewal | one-third members retire every 3 years ⓘ |
| upperHouseTermLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| website | https://na.gov.pk/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Majlis-e-Shoora
this entity surface form:
National Assembly of Pakistan
this entity surface form:
Majlis-e-Shoora
subject surface form:
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
this entity surface form:
National Assembly of Pakistan (unicameral, 1962–1973)