Parliament of Pakistan

Parliament of Pakistan

مجلسِ شوریٰ پاکستان
*Mājlis-e-Shūrā Pākistān*
*मजलिस-ए-शूरा*
Parliament of Pakistan ; مجلسِ شوریٰ پاکستان; Mājlis-e-Shūrā Pākistān; मजलिस-ए-शूरा;
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate; National Assembly
History
Founded	23 March 1956 (68 years ago)
Preceded by	Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
Leadership
President of Pakistan	Asif Ali Zardari, PPP ; since 10 March 2024
Chairman of the Senate	Yusuf Raza Gilani, PPP ; since 9 April 2024
Deputy Chairman of the Senate	Syedaal Khan Nasar, PMLN ; since 9 April 2024
Speaker of the National Assembly	Ayaz Sadiq, PMLN ; since 1 March 2024
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly	Ghulam Mustafa Shah, PPP ; since 1 March 2024
Leader of the House in the Senate	Ishaq Dar, PMLN ; since 30 September 2022
Leader of the House in the National Assembly	Shehbaz Sharif, PMLN ; since 3 March 2024
Leader of the Opposition in Senate	Shibli Faraz, PTI ; since 22 April 2024
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly	Omar Ayub, PTI ; since 2 April 2024
Structure
Seats	432 Parliamentarians ; 96 Senators; 336 MNAs
Senate political groups	Government (54) PMLN (19); PPP (24); BAP (4); ANP (3); MQM-P (3); NP (1); IND (4); PML(Q) (1); IND (3); Opposition Alliance (30) PTI (17); JUI (F) (3); MWM (1);
National Assembly political groups	Government (225) PMLN (112); MQM-P (25); PPP (70); IPP (5); BAP (1); NP (1); PML(Z) (1); PML(Q) (6); IND (3); Opposition (111) PTI (84); JUI (F) (8); MWM (1); PKMAP (1); GDA (19); JI (4);
Elections
Senate voting system	Single Transferable Vote
National Assembly voting system	Mixed member majoritarian 266 members elected by FPTP;; 60 seats for women and 10 seats for non-Muslim minorities through PR;
Senate last election	2 April 2024
National Assembly last election	8 February 2024
Senate next election	2027
National Assembly next election	2025
Meeting place
	Parliament House, Islamabad, Pakistan
Website
	www.na.gov.pk; www.senate.gov.pk

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The Parliament of Pakistan ^{[n 1]} is the supreme legislative authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It operates as a bicameral federal legislature, consisting of the President of Pakistan and two houses: Senate and National assembly. As the head of the legislature, the president has the authority to summon or prorogue either house of Parliament. The president can dissolve the National Assembly, but this action can only be taken upon the advice of the Prime minister.

List of National Assembly constituencies[edit]

In the National Assembly, each constituency is designated by the prefix "NA" (for National Assembly) followed by a consecutive number. Members of the National Assembly are referred to as MNAs. The allocation of seats for the National Assembly is specified in the Constitution of Pakistan and varies by province.

The table that follows outlines the constituencies established after the 25th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan.

Notes[edit]

↑ Urdu: مجلسِ شوریٰ پاکستان‎, मजलिस-ए-शूरा पाकिस्तान, Majlis-e-Shūrā Pākistān, lit. "Pakistan Advisory Council" or "Pakistan Consultative Assembly"

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[language-1] Urdu: مجلسِ شوریٰ پاکستان‎, मजलिस-ए-शूरा पाकिस्तान, Majlis-e-Shūrā Pākistān, lit. "Pakistan Advisory Council" or "Pakistan Consultative Assembly"

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