National Assemby of Pakistan
The National Assembly is the lower legislative house of the bicameral Parliament.
The National Assembly is a democratically elected body whose members are referred to as Members of the National Assembly (MNAs).
A political party can form the government with obtained majority or with coalition for a term of 5 years. The term starts from the date of first sitting, after which National Assembly is automatically dissolved at the end of term. The Prime Minister has defacto power to dissolve the National Assembly anytime during the term.
The National Assembly is presided by the Speaker, assisted by the Deputy Speaker. The Speaker is the second in the line of succession to the President.
342
Total number of members
272
Directly elected members
70
Reserved seats for women & minorities
137
Minimum seats to obtain & preserve majority
Current office holders ¶
- The Speaker is Raja Pervaiz Ashraf .
- The Deputy Speaker is Zahid Akram Durrani.