Parliament of Pakistan

Parliament of Pakistan

  • مجلسِ شوریٰ پاکستان
  • Mājlis-e-Shūrā Pākistān
Type
Type
HousesSenate
National Assembly
History
Founded23 March 1956 (1956-03-23)
Preceded byConstituent Assembly of Pakistan
Leadership
Asif Ali Zardari, PPP
since 10 March 2024
Yusuf Raza Gilani, PPP
since 9 April 2024
Syedaal Khan Nasar, PMLN
since 9 April 2024
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, PMLN
since 1 March 2024
Ghulam Mustafa Shah, PPP
since 1 March 2024
Ishaq Dar, PML(N)
since 30 September 2022
Shehbaz Sharif, PML(N)
since 3 March 2024
Shahzad Waseem, PTI
since 20 April 2022
Omar Ayub, SIC
since 2 April 2024
Structure
Seats436 Parliamentarians
100 Senators
336 MNAs
Senate political groups
Government (65)
  •   PPP (24)
  •   PML(N) (19)
  •   BAP (4)
  •   MQM-P (3)
  •   ANP (3)
  •   NP (1)
  •   IND (3)

Opposition Alliance (28)

Vacant (11)
Elections
Single Transferable Vote
Mixed member majoritarian
  • 266 members elected by FPTP;
  • 60 seats for women and 10 seats for non-Muslim minorities through PR
Last Senate election
2 April 2024
Last National Assembly election
8 February 2024
Next Senate election
2027
Next National Assembly election
2029
Meeting place
Parliament House, Islamabad, Pakistan
Website
www.na.gov.pk
www.senate.gov.pk

The Parliament of Pakistan (Urdu: مجلسِ شوریٰ پاکستان, Majlis-e-Shūrā Pākistān, lit. "Pakistan Advisory Council" or "Pakistan Consultative Assembly") is the supreme legislative body of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It is a bicameral federal legislature, composed of the President of Pakistan and two houses: the Senate and the National Assembly. The president, as head of the legislature, has the power to summon or prorogue either house of the Parliament. The president can dissolve the National Assembly, only on the Prime Minister's advice.[1]

The Parliament meets at the Parliament House building in Islamabad, where debating chambers for both houses are present. Until 1960, the Parliament House was located in Karachi. The parliament building in Islamabad was inaugurated on 28 May 1986.

  1. ^ "Part III: The Federation of Pakistan - Chapter II: Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) - Constitution of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

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