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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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7310213 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Context triple: [Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, deputy, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]

A. Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
The Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly is a key parliamentary official who assists and substitutes for the Speaker in presiding over sessions and managing legislative business in the provincial legislature of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
B. Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
The Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh is the elected legislator who assists and substitutes for the Speaker in presiding over sessions and managing the legislative business of the Sindh provincial legislature in Pakistan.
C. Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly is a parliamentary officer in Saint Kitts and Nevis who assists and substitutes for the Speaker in presiding over legislative sessions and maintaining order in the chamber.
D. Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
The Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of the provincial legislature in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, responsible for conducting its sessions and maintaining order and procedure.
E. Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the second-highest presiding officer of India’s lower house of Parliament, responsible for conducting its proceedings in the absence of the Speaker.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Target entity description: 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.

A. Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
The Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly is a key parliamentary official who assists and substitutes for the Speaker in presiding over sessions and managing legislative business in the provincial legislature of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
B. Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
The Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh is the elected legislator who assists and substitutes for the Speaker in presiding over sessions and managing the legislative business of the Sindh provincial legislature in Pakistan.
C. Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly is a parliamentary officer in Saint Kitts and Nevis who assists and substitutes for the Speaker in presiding over legislative sessions and maintaining order in the chamber.
D. Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
The Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of the provincial legislature in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, responsible for conducting its sessions and maintaining order and procedure.
E. Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the second-highest presiding officer of India’s lower house of Parliament, responsible for conducting its proceedings in the absence of the Speaker.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution	Government of Pakistan ⓘ
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 ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
createdBy	Constitution of Pakistan 1973 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
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 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
officeHoldersAre	members of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
officeLevel	federal ⓘ
officeType	presiding officer of a legislative body ⓘ
partOf	National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
style	Madam Deputy Speaker ⓘ Mr. Deputy Speaker ⓘ
subordinateTo	Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
termLength	same term as the National Assembly unless removed earlier ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

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

subject linked to: Speaker of the National Assembly

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

Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly of Pakistan → definesRoleOf → Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ