Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan

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constitutional office in Pakistan parliamentary office

The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan is the second-highest presiding officer of the lower house of Parliament, responsible for conducting legislative business in the Speaker’s absence and assisting in managing parliamentary proceedings.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Pakistan	0

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional office in Pakistan ⓘ parliamentary office ⓘ
actsAs	Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan in the Speaker’s absence ⓘ
appointedBy	National Assembly of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution	Government of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsToChamberType	unicameral lower house ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch of Pakistan ⓘ
category	Offices in the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ Speakers and deputy speakers of legislatures ⓘ
constitutionalArticle	Article 53 of the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
createdBy	Constitution of Pakistan 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ
decisionPower	can give rulings on procedural matters when presiding ⓘ can suspend or adjourn the sitting when necessary ⓘ
electedBy	members of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
electionMethod	election by members of the National Assembly ⓘ
eligibility	must be a member of the National Assembly ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	proceedings of the National Assembly when presiding ⓘ
hierarchicalRank	second-highest presiding officer of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ Urdu ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeHoldersAre	members of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
officeLevel	federal ⓘ
officeType	presiding officer of a legislative body ⓘ
partOf	National Assembly of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionIn	lower house of the Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
removalMethod	resolution passed by a majority of the total membership of the National Assembly ⓘ
reportsTo	National Assembly of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibility	ensuring impartial conduct of proceedings when presiding ⓘ ensuring quorum when presiding ⓘ interpreting rules of procedure when presiding ⓘ protecting the rights of both treasury and opposition members when presiding ⓘ signing bills and official documents when acting as Speaker ⓘ
role	allowing or disallowing points of order when presiding ⓘ assisting the Speaker in conducting legislative business ⓘ chairing committees or sessions when authorized ⓘ ensuring observance of rules of procedure of the National Assembly ⓘ maintaining order in the house when presiding ⓘ managing the conduct of debates when presiding ⓘ presiding over sittings of the National Assembly in the absence of the Speaker ⓘ putting questions to vote in the house when presiding ⓘ representing the Speaker in ceremonial functions when delegated ⓘ
seat	Parliament House, Islamabad NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	Madam Deputy Speaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Deputy Speaker NERFINISHED ⓘ
subordinateTo	Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
termLength	same term as the National Assembly unless removed earlier ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Speaker of the National Assembly → deputy → Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ

subject surface form: Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan

National Assembly chamber → deputyPresidingOfficer → Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ