National Assembly

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The National Assembly is the directly elected lower house of Pakistan’s federal parliament, responsible for making laws and representing the country’s citizens at the national level.

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National Assembly canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ
abbreviation NA ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Majlis‑e‑Shoora (National Assembly) ⓘ
canBeDissolvedBy President of Pakistan ⓘ
canDismiss Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
canPass vote of no confidence in Prime Minister ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
deputyPresidingOfficerTitle Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ
electoralBody general electorate of Pakistan ⓘ
elects Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
establishedInCurrentForm 1973 ⓘ
firstConstituted 1947 ⓘ
hasPower approve constitutional amendments (with Senate) ⓘ
initiate money bills ⓘ
hasReservedSeatsFor non‑Muslims ⓘ
women ⓘ
houseType lower house ⓘ
isDirectlyElected true ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
legislativeChamber bicameral parliament ⓘ
mainFunction federal law‑making ⓘ
oversight of the executive ⓘ
representation of the people ⓘ
meetsIn Parliament House, Islamabad ⓘ
minimumAgeOfMembers 25 years ⓘ
oversightMechanism public accounts committee ⓘ
question hour ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ
partOf Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
passes federal budget ⓘ
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ
represents citizens of Pakistan ⓘ
seat Islamabad ⓘ
sharesElectionOf President of Pakistan ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ
upperHouse Senate of Pakistan ⓘ
votingSystemGeneralSeats first‑past‑the‑post ⓘ
website https://na.gov.pk ⓘ

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