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 | meeting_place      = [[Parliament House, Islamabad|National Assembly Secretariat]], [[Islamabad]]
 | website            = {{official website|http://www.na.gov.pk}}
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-The '''National Assembly of Pakistan''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ایوانِ زیریں}}|translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ}}, {{IPA-ur|ɛːʋɑːn-e zɛːrĩː ˌpɑːkɪst̪ɑːn|IPA}}, {{lit|Lower house}} or {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|قومی اسمبلی}}|translit=Qọ̄mī Assembly}}) is the [[lower house]] of the [[bicameralism|bicameral]] [[Parliament of Pakistan]], with the [[upper house]] being the [[Senate of Pakistan|Senate]]. As of 2023, the National Assembly has a maximum membership of 336, of which 266 are [[directly elected]] by an adult [[universal suffrage]] and a [[First-past-the-post voting|first-past-the-post]] system to represent their respective [[List of constituencies of Pakistan|constituencies]], while 60 are elected on reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. Members hold their seats for five years or until the house is dissolved by the [[President of Pakistan|President]] on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]]. The house convenes at the [[Parliament House, Islamabad|Parliament House]], [[Red Zone (Islamabad)|Red Zone]], [[Islamabad]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistan PM loses vital coalition partner as MQM quits|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12105507|access-date=6 June 2013|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=3 January 2011|archive-date=10 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610055610/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12105507|url-status=live}}</ref>
+The '''National Assembly of Pakistan''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ایوانِ زیریں}}|translit= ''Aiwān-e-Zairīñ ; ऐवान-ए-ज़ैरीं ''}}, {{IPA-ur|ɛːʋɑːn-e zɛːrĩː ˌpɑːkɪst̪ɑːn|IPA}}, {{lit|'' Lower house ; निचला सदन ''}} or {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|قومی اسمبلی}}|translit=Qọ̄mī Assembly ; क़ौमी असेम्बली}} ) is the [[lower house]] of the [[bicameralism|bicameral]] [[Parliament of Pakistan]], with the [[upper house]] being the [[Senate of Pakistan|Senate]]. As of 2023, the National Assembly has a maximum membership of 336, of which 266 are [[directly elected]] by an adult [[universal suffrage]] and a [[First-past-the-post voting|first-past-the-post]] system to represent their respective [[List of constituencies of Pakistan|constituencies]], while 60 are elected on reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. Members hold their seats for five years or until the house is dissolved by the [[President of Pakistan|President]] on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]]. The house convenes at the [[Parliament House, Islamabad|Parliament House]], [[Red Zone (Islamabad)|Red Zone]], [[Islamabad]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistan PM loses vital coalition partner as MQM quits|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12105507|access-date=6 June 2013|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=3 January 2011|archive-date=10 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610055610/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12105507|url-status=live}}</ref>
 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 of Pakistan|constitution]], the 70 seats reserved for women and religious minorities are allocated to the political parties according to their proportional representation.