National Assembly

of Pakistan

The National Assembly or Aiwān- e- Zairīñ of Pākistān (Urdu: ‬‫زیریں پاکستان‬ ‫ایواِن‬, IPA: [ɛːʋɑːn- e zɛːrĩː
ˌpɑːkɪst̪ɑ ːn], lit. 'Pakistan lower house') is the lower legislative house of the bicameral Parliament
of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upper house). The National Assembly
and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad. The National Assembly is a
democratically elected body consisting of a total of 342 members who are referred to as
Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), of which 272 are directly elected members and 70
reserved seats for women and religious minorities. A political party must secure 172 seats to
obtain and preserve a majority.[3]
 National Assembly of Pakistan
‬‫ایواِن زیریں پاکستان‬
‬‫قومی اسمبلی پاکستان‬

15th National Assembly of Pakistan

Type

Type Lower House of the Parliament of Pakistan

Term limits 5 years

History

Founded 1973

New session started 13 August 2018

Leadership

Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, PPP

since 16 April 2022

Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani, MMA

since 21 April 2022

Leader of the House Shehbaz Sharif, PML(N)

since 11 April 2022

Leader of the Opposition Raja Riaz Ahmad Khan, PTI (Dissident)

since 20 May 2022

Structure

Seats 342[2]
Political groups Government (177)
PML(N) (84)

PPP (56)

MMA (14)[1]

MQM−P (7)

BNP−M (4)

JWP (1)

BAP (4)

PML(Q) (2)

ANP (1)

IND (4)

Opposition (151)

PTI (142)

PML(Q) (3)

GDA (3)

BAP (1)

MMA (1)

AML (1)
Vacant (14)

Elections

Voting system Mixed member majoritarian

272 members elected by FPTP;

60 seats for women and 10 seats for non-

Muslim minorities through PR

Last election 25 July 2018

Next election No later than 12 October 2023

 Meeting place

Parliament House, Islamabad

Website

Official website (http://www.na.gov.pk)

Members are elected through the first- past- the- post system under universal adult suffrage,
representing electoral districts known as National Assembly constituencies. According to the
constitution, the 70 seats reserved for women and religious minorities are allocated to the
political parties according to their proportional representation.

Each National Assembly is formed for a five- year term, commencing from the date of the first
sitting, after which it is automatically dissolved. Currently the National Assembly can not be
dissolved by the President of Pakistan; it is dissolved by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Election for 13th National Assembly was held on 18 February 2008. New session of National
Assembly was started from March 2008. On 17 March 2013, 13th National Assembly was
dissolved on completion of its five- year term under Article 52 of the constitution.[4][5] 2013
Pakistani general election (for the 14th National Assembly) was held on 11 May 2013. Members
of 14th National Assembly took oath on 1 June 2013.[6] The 14th National Assembly dissolved on
31 May 2018 upon completing its 5- year term under Article 52 of the constitution. The 15th
National Assembly of Pakistan took their oath on 13 August 2018.

On 3 April 2022 President of Pakistan Arif Alvi dissolved[7] the Assembly Under Section 58- I and
48- I on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan.[8] On 7 April, the Supreme Court of Pakistan set
aside the dissolution order, restoring the National Assembly.[9]

After these events, on the 11th of April, after National Assembly proceedings, a vote was held on
deciding the next Prime Minister of Pakistan, overseen by Ayaz Sadiq. There were only two
candidates contesting, from the PTI, was Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and from the PMLN, Shehbaz
Sharif. Before the vote, 123 members of the PTI resigned from the National Assembly and walked
out and the deputy- speaker of the National Assembly also walked out, leaving the vote to be
conducted under the supervision of Ayaz Sadiq, resulting in the election of Shehbaz Sharif as the
Prime Minister of Pakistan, and leading to the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan holding massive
rallies against the new government.

History

Powers

List of Assemblies

Members of National Assembly

Speaker and Deputy Speaker

Sessions

Procedure

Leaders

Committees

Composition and elections

2018 election

Dissolution
See also

Notes

External links

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