National Assembly of Pakistan

Lower house of the Parliament of Pakistan

National Assembly of Pakistan

قومی اسمبلی
Qọ̄mī Assembly

ایوانِ زیریں
Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ

16th National Assembly of Pakistan
Type
Type|

Lower house

of the Parliament of Pakistan

Term limits

| 5 years
History
Founded| 1973; 52 years ago (1973)
Leadership

Speaker

Ayaz Sadiq, PMLN
since 1 March 2024

Deputy Speaker

Ghulam Mustafa Shah, PPP
since 1 March 2024

Leader of the House

Shehbaz Sharif, PMLN
since 3 March 2024

Leader of the Opposition

Vacant
since 5 August 2025[1]

Structure
Seats| 336

Political groups

| Government (237)

* PML (N) (125)
* PPP (74)
* MQM-P (22)
* PML(Q) (5)
* IPP (4)
* BAP (1)
* NP (1)
* PML (Z) (1)
* Independent (4)

Opposition (98)

* SIC (80)[2]
* JUI-F (10)
* MWM (1)
* PKMAP (1)
* Independent (5)

Vacant (1)
Elections

Voting system

| Mixed member majoritarian

* 266 members elected by FPTP;
* 60 seats for women and 10 seats for non-Muslim minorities through PR

Last election

| 8 February 2024

Next election

| 2029
Meeting place
National Assembly Secretariat, Islamabad
Website
Official website

Politics of Pakistan

Federalism

* Federal government

* * *

*     * Provincial governments: Punjab
* Sindh
* KPK
* Balochistan
* Islamabad (Administration)

*     * Governors:  Sardar Saleem Haider(Punjab)
* Kamran Tessori(Sindh)
* Faisal Karim Kundi(KPK)
* Sheikh Jaffar Khan(Balochistan)
* Syed Mehdi Shah(Gilgit-Baltistan)

*     * Chief Ministers: Maryam Nawaz(Punjab)
* Murad Ali Shah(Sindh)
* Ali Amin Gandapur(KPK)
* Sarfraz Bugti(Balochistan)
* Gulbar Khan(Gilgit-Baltistan)

*     * Provincial assemblies of Pakistan: Punjab
* Sindh
* KPK
* Balochistan
* Gilgi-Baltistan

* * *

Azad Kashmir government

* President: Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry
* Prime Minister: Chaudhry Anwarul Haq
* Legislative Assembly

* * *

Government of Gilgit-Baltistan

* * *

Local government

* Divisions
* Districts
* Tehsil
* UCs

Parliament

* Senate (Upper House)

* Chairman: Yousaf Raza Gillani
* Deputy Chairman: Syedaal Khan Nasar (PML(N))
* Leader of the House: Ishaq Dar (PML(N))
* Opposition leader: Shibli Faraz (PTI)

* * *

* National Assembly (Lower House)

* Leader of the House: Shehbaz Sharif (PML(N))
* Speaker: Ayaz Sadiq (PML(N))
* Deputy speaker: Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah (PPP)
* Leader of the Opposition: Omar Ayub Khan

* * *

Constitution of Pakistan

*     * Previous constitutions:1956
* 1962
* 1973

* Annex (written 1949, incorporated 1985)
* Amendments
* Law
* Pakistan Penal Code
* Human rights

Executive

* President of Pakistan: Asif Ali Zardari (PPP)
* List of presidents of Pakistan

* * *

* Prime Minister of Pakistan: Shahbaz Sharif (PML-N)
* List of prime ministers of Pakistan

* * *

* Cabinet of Pakistan
* Cabinet Secretary

Judiciary

* Supreme Court of Pakistan
* Chief Justice: Yahya Afridi
* List of justices
* Judges appointment body: Supreme Judicial Council and Judicial Commission

* * *

* High courts: Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balochistan, Shariat Court

* * *

* Territorial courts: AJK supreme court, AJK High court, Gilgit-Baltistan supreme court, Gilgit-Baltistan High Court

* * *

* Special courts: Anti Terrorism Courts, Accountability Courts

* * *

*     * District Courts

Elections

* Democracy
* Election Commission of Pakistan
* Chief Election Commissioner: Sikandar Sultan Raja
* Electoral College

* * *

Territorial election commission

* AJK Election Commission
* Chief Election Commissioner of AJK: Abdul Rashid Sulehria
* Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission
* Chief Election Commissioner of Gilgit-Baltistan: Raja Shah Baz Khan

* * *

Elections

*     * Presidential: 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

*     * General: 1970
* 1977
* 1985
* 1988
* 1990
* 1993
* 1997
* 2002
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

* * *

Provincial elections

*     * Punjab: 2002
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

*     * Sindh: 2002
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

*     * KPK: 2002
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

*     * Balochistan: 2002
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2024

* * *

Territorial elections

*     * Azad Kashmir: 1970
* 1975
* 1985
* 1990
* 1991
* 1996
* 2001
* 2006
* 2011
* 2016
* 2021

*     * Gilgit-Baltistan: 2009
* 2015
* 2020

* * *

Political parties

* Pakistan Muslim League (N)
* Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
* Pakistan Peoples Party
* Complete list

Administrative units

Capital territory

* Islamabad

Provinces

* Balochistan
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* Punjab
* Sindh

* * *

Autonomous region

* Azad Kashmir
* Gilgit-Baltistan

Foreign relations

Diplomacy

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Secretary
* Diplomatic missions of / in Pakistan

* * *

Customs

* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

* * *

Regional topics

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* India
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Pakistan portal

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The National Assembly of Pakistan,[a] also referred to as Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ,[b] is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the 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 system to represent their respective 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 on the advice of the Prime Minister. The house convenes at the Parliament House, Red Zone, Islamabad.[3]

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, the 70 seats reserved for women and religious minorities are allocated to the political parties according to their proportional representation.

Each National Assembly is formed for a five-year term, commencing from the date of the first sitting, after which it is automatically dissolved. The National Assembly can only be dissolved by the President of Pakistan on the Prime Minister of Pakistan advice, it cannot be dissolved by the Prime Minister alone.

On 3 April 2022, President of Pakistan Arif Alvi dissolved[4] the Assembly Under Section 58-I and 48-I on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan.[5] On 7 April, the Supreme Court of Pakistan set aside the dissolution order, restoring the National Assembly.[6] After these events, on 11 April, after National Assembly proceedings, a vote was held on deciding the next prime minister of Pakistan, overseen by Ayaz Sadiq. There were only two candidates contesting, from the PTI, was Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and from the PMLN, Shehbaz Sharif. Before the vote, 123 members of the PTI resigned from the National Assembly. The vote would be conducted under the supervision of Ayaz Sadiq, resulting in the election of Shehbaz Sharif as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Following this, large political crises occurred across Pakistan in late 2022 and for the duration of 2023 between the ousted Imran Khan and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif until a new assembly was elected in early 2024.

The current National Assembly is the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, which was formed in February 2024 after the 2024 Pakistani general election. The election was contested for rigging. The 16th assembly has seen various shuffles, including a large bloc of Independent politicians backed by PTI use the Sunni Ittehad Council as a parliamentary vehicle, and several reserved seats being suspended by the Supreme Court of Pakistan due to the Reserved seats case.

## History

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The first session of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was held on 10 August 1947 at Sindh Assembly Building, in Karachi. On 11 August 1947, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was elected unanimously as the President of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan and the National Flag was formally approved by the Assembly.

* On 12 August 1947, a resolution was approved regarding officially addressing Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah as "Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah". On the same day, a special committee called the "Committee on Fundamental Rights of Citizens and Minorities of Pakistan" was appointed to look into and advise the Assembly on matters relating to the fundamental rights of the citizens, particularly the minorities, to legislate on these issues appropriately.
* On 14 August 1947, Lord Mountbatten, Governor General of India, addressed the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. The transfer of power took place on 15 August. The Quaid gave a reply to the address in the House, on which the principles of the State of Pakistan were laid.
* On 15 August 1947, Quaid-i-Azam was sworn in as the first Governor General of Pakistan. Sir Mian Abdul Rashid, Chief Justice of Pakistan, administered an oath of office from him. The Quaid remained in this position until his death on 11 September 1948.

## Powers

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Legislative Process Chart of National Assembly of Pakistan

> ... you are now a sovereign legislative body and you have got all the powers. It, therefore, places on you the gravest responsibility as to how you should take your decisions.

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in his presidential address to the First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11 August 1947[7]

The Constitution, which was passed unanimously by the National Assembly in April 1973, provides a federal parliamentary system of government, with the president as the ceremonial head of the state and an elected prime minister as the head of the government. Under Article 50 of the Constitution, the federal legislature is the bicameral Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), which comprises the President and the two Houses, the National Assembly and the Senate. The National Assembly, Pakistan's sovereign legislative body, makes laws for the federation under powers spelled out in the federal legislative List and also for subjects in the concurrent List, as given in the fourth schedule of the Constitution. Through debates, adjournment motions, question hours, and standing committees, the National Assembly keeps a check on the government. It ensures that the government functions within the parameters set out in the Constitution, and does not violate the people's fundamental rights. The Parliament scrutinizes public spending and exercises control of expenditure incurred by the government through the work of the relevant standing committees. The Public Accounts Committee has a special role in reviewing the report of the auditor general. The Senate, the upper house of the Parliament, has equal representation from the federating units balancing the provincial inequality in the National Assembly, where the number of members is based on population of the provinces. The Senate's role is to promote national cohesion and harmony and work as a stabilizing factor of the federation. The Senate has 104 members who serve six-year terms which are alternated so that half the senators are up for re-election by the electoral college every three years. The National Assembly consists of 342 members. The Constitution does not empower the President to dissolve the National Assembly. The Senate is not subject to dissolution. Only the Parliament can amend the Constitution, by a two-thirds majority vote separately in each House.

## List of Assemblies

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No.  | Name  | Term start  | Term end

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1  | 1st National Assembly of the Pakistan | 1947  | 1954
2  | 2nd National Assembly of the Pakistan | 1955  | 1958
3  | 3rd National Assembly of the Pakistan | 1962  | 1965
4  | 4th National Assembly of the Pakistan | 1965  | 1969
5  | 5th National Assembly of the Pakistan | 1972  | 1977
6  | 6th National Assembly of the Pakistan | 1977  | 1977
7  | 7th National Assembly of the Pakistan  | 1985  | 1988
8  | 8th National Assembly of Pakistan  | 1988  | 1990
9  | 9th National Assembly of Pakistan  | 1990  | 1993
10  | 10th National Assembly of the Pakistan | 1993  | 1996
11  | 11th National Assembly of the Pakistan | 1997  | 1999
12  | 12th National Assembly of the Pakistan | 2002  | 2007
13  | 13th National Assembly of the Pakistan | 2008  | 2013
14  | 14th National Assembly of the Pakistan | 2013  | 2018
15  | 15th National Assembly of the Pakistan | 2018  | 2023
16  | 16th National Assembly of Pakistan | 2024  | present

## Members of National Assembly

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See also: Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and List of Pakistan National Assembly Seats

### Qualifications

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The Constitution of Pakistan lists several requirements for members of the National Assembly in Article 62.

The constitution also details several disqualifications in Article 63, which include mental instability, insolvency, criminal conviction and accepting dual-citizenship or relinquishing Pakistani nationality, among others. Furthermore, candidates found to have opposed Pakistan's ideology or worked against the integrity of the country, after its establishment in 1947, are disqualified.

### National Assembly Composition

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Constituencies map of national assembly after delimitation in 2022

The National Assembly has 336 members, including 60 seats reserved for women and 10 for Non-Muslims, as per Article 51.[8] The seats in the National Assembly are allocated to each province and the federal capital based on population, as officially published in the preceding census. The present allocation of seats is as under:[9]

Composition of National Assembly of Pakistan  Province/Area | General Seats  | Women  | Non-Muslims  | Total

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Punjab | 141  | 32  |  | 173
Sindh | 61  | 14  | 75
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 45  | 10  | 55
Balochistan | 16  | 4  | 20
Federal Capital | 3  |  | 3
At-large |  | 10  | 10
Total | 266  | 60  | 10  | 336

### Tenure

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The National Assembly is elected for a five-year term based on adult franchise and one person, one vote. The tenure of a Member of the National Assembly is for the duration of the House, or sooner, in case the Member dies or resigns. The tenure of the National Assembly also comes to an end if dissolved on the advice of the Prime Minister or by the President in his discretion under the Constitution. Under the 1973 Constitution, a member of Parliament may not hold the office of the prime minister more than twice. In the 1990s, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif proposed a bill to amend the 1973 constitution to allow a Member to serve a third term as prime minister.

## Speaker and deputy speaker

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According to The Constitution

* (1) After a general election, the National Assembly shall, at its first meeting and to the exclusion of any other business, elect from amongst its members a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker and, so often as the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker becomes vacant, the Assembly shall elect another member as Speaker or, as the case may be, Deputy Speaker.
* (2) Before entering upon office, a member elected as Speaker or Deputy Speaker shall make before the National Assembly oath in the form set out in the Third Schedule.
* (3) When the office of Speaker is vacant, or the Speaker is absent or is unable to perform his functions due to any cause, the Deputy Speaker shall act as Speaker, and if, at that time, the Deputy Speaker is also absent or is unable to act as Speaker due to any cause, such member as may be determined by the rules of procedure of the Assembly shall preside at the meeting of the Assembly.
* (4) The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker shall not preside at a meeting of the Assembly when a resolution for his removal from office is being considered.
* (5) The Speaker may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.
* (6) The Deputy Speaker may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Speaker, resign his office.
* (7) The office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker shall become vacant if:

1. (a) he resigns his office;
2. (b) he ceases to be a member of the Assembly;
3. (c) he is removed from office by a resolution of the Assembly, of which not less than seven days' notice has been given and which is passed by the votes of the majority of the total membership of the Assembly.

* (8) When the National Assembly is dissolved the Speaker shall continue in his office till the person elected to fill the office by the next Assembly enters upon his office.

The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the National Assembly. The speaker is assisted by the Deputy Speaker. Both officers are elected from within the ranks of the National Assembly and, by current convention, are usually members of the majority party. The election of the two officers is the first matter an incoming National Assembly deals with, as mandated by the constitution. Apart from presiding over National Assembly debates, the Speaker may also assume the duties of Acting President, if the position is vacant (in case the President as well as Chairman Senate are not available).

The current Speaker and Deputy Speaker are Ayaz Sadiq (PMLN) and Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah (PPP) respectively.

## Sessions

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The National Assembly is divided into sessions. It had to meet for 130 days before the First Amendment was passed on 8 May 1974 in the constitution of 1973. According to this amendment, the maximum duration between successive sessions was reduced to 90 days from 130 days, and there must be at least three sessions in a year. A session of the National Assembly is summoned by the President under Article 54(1) of the Constitution. In the summoning order, the President gives the date, time, and place (usually the Parliament House), for the National Assembly to meet. The date and time for the summoning of the National Assembly is immediately announced over radio and television. Generally, a copy of the summon is also sent to the Members at their home addresses. The National Assembly can also be summoned by the Speaker of the National Assembly on a request made by one-fourth of the total membership of the National Assembly. If the National Assembly is so requisitioned, it must be summoned within 14 days.

## Procedure

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### Constitutional role

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Article 50 of the Constitution provides that the Parliament shall consist of the president and the two houses known as the National Assembly and the Senate. The National Assembly has an edge over the Senate by legislating exclusively on money matters. With exception to money bills, however, both houses work together to carry out the basic work of the Parliament, i.e. law-making.

### Legislative procedures

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The bill relating to the Federal Legislative List can be originated in either house. If the House passes a bill through a majority vote, it shall be transmitted to the other place. If the other house passes it without amendment, it shall be presented to the President for assent.

If the bill, transmitted to the other house, is not passed within ninety days or rejected, it shall be considered in a joint sitting to be summoned by the President at the request of the house in which the bill was originated. If the bill is passed in the joint sitting, with or without amendments, by the votes of the majority of the members of the two houses, it shall be presented to the President for assent.

If the bill is presented to the President for assent, he shall assent to the bill in not later than ten days. If it is not a money bill, the President may return it to the Majlis-e-Shoora with a message requesting that the bill be reconsidered and an amendment specified in the message be considered. The Majlis-e-Shoora shall reconsider the bill in a joint sitting. If the bill is passed again, with or without amendment, by a vote of the majority of the members present and voting, it shall be presented to the President and the President shall give his assent within ten days; failing which such assent shall be deemed to have been given.

Under the Constitution, the Parliament may also legislate for two or more provinces by consent and request made by those provinces. If the federal government proclaims a state of emergency in any province, the power to legislate about that province is vested in the Parliament. But the bills passed by the Parliament during the state of emergency shall cease to be in force after the expiration of six months from the date that the emergency is lifted. Nevertheless, the steps already taken under these acts shall remain valid.

## Leaders

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### Leader of the House

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Main articles: Prime Minister of Pakistan and List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan

The Leader of the House is the highest-ranking representative of the majority party in the National Assembly, usually the Prime Minister.

### Leader of the Opposition

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Main article: Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan)

The Leader of the Opposition is the highest-ranking representative of the main opposition party.

## Committees

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While recognizing the Committee System, the committees have been empowered to go into all matters of the ministry. A matter can be remitted to a standing committee by the Speaker or the Assembly suo moto and without moving any motion.

The committees have also been empowered to invite or summon before it any member or any other person having a special interest in any matter under its consideration and may hear expert evidence and hold public hearings.

## Pasban-e-Aman Force

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In 2023 the National Assembly Secretariat would constitute the Pasban-e-Aman (پاسبان امان) Force for the security of the Parliament House. According to the article, the majority of Pasban-e-Aman Force personnel belong to Gujar Khan, the constituency of then NA Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf. The force is charged with the security of Parliament House and the National Assembly. Security responsibilities the Parliament House has been shifted from Frontier Corps to the new force. Pasban-e-Aman Force Personnel were given anti-terrorism training near Simly Dam, by September 15, 2023 three batches had finished their training. The uniform of the Pasban-e-Aman resembles to that of Elite Force having ATS sign on caps and Pasban-e-Aman written on the right shoulder.[10]

## Composition and elections

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The Parliament of Pakistan, according to the Constitution of 1973, is bicameral. Article 50 of the Constitution clearly states that the Parliament of Pakistan consists of the President and two Houses known as the National Assembly and the Senate. The composition of the National Assembly is specified in Article 51 of the Constitution of Pakistan.[11] Originally there were 210 National Assembly seats including 10 women which was increased to 237 in 1985 and later to 342. Currently, there are a total of 342 seats in the National Assembly. Of these, 266 are filled by direct elections. In addition, the Pakistani Constitution reserves 10 seats for religious minorities and 60 seats for women, to be filled by proportional representation among parties with more than 5% of the vote. After the 25th Amendment Article 51. (1) There shall be [three hundred and thirty-six] seats for members in the National Assembly, including seats reserved for women and non-Muslims. Article 51. [(3A) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (3) or any other law for the time being in force, the members of the National Assembly from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to be elected in the general elections, 2018 shall continue till the dissolution of the National Assembly and thereafter this clause shall stand omitted.[12]

Members of the National Assembly are elected by the people in competitive multi-party elections, to be held at most five years apart on universal adult franchise. To be a member of the electoral college, according to Article 62 of the Constitution, candidates must be citizens of Pakistan and not less than 25 years of age.

## 2024 election

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Main article: 2024 Pakistani general election

This section is transcluded from 2024 Pakistani general election. (edit | history)

The election was postponed in the NA-8 Bajaur constituency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to the killing of candidate Rehan Zeb Khan. Provincial assembly elections were also postponed in the constituencies of PK-22 and PK-91 (both in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) due to the deaths of candidates there.[13]

Vote share of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vote share of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Vote share of Pakistan Peoples Party

Party| Votes| %| Seats
General| Women| Minority| Total
| PTI| 18,457,567| 31.17| 93| 0| 0| 93
| PMLN| 13,999,656| 23.64| 76| 19| 4| 98
| PPP| 8,244,944| 13.92| 54| 12| 2| 68
| TLP| 2,888,619| 4.88| 0| 0| 0| 0
| JUI (F)| 2,163,160| 3.65| 6| 2| 0| 8
| JI| 1,336,698| 2.26| 0| 0| 0| 0
| GDA| 1,180,866| 1.99| 0| 0| 0| 0
| MQM-P| 1,119,962| 1.89| 17| 4| 0| 22
| IPP| 648,827| 1.10| 3| 1| 0| 4
| ANP| 622,115| 1.05| 0| 0| 0| 0
| PML(Q)| 339,518| 0.57| 4| 1| 0| 4
| Pakistan Markazi Muslim League| 205,768| 0.35| 0| 0| 0| 0
| PKNAP| 166,640| 0.28| 1| 0| 0| 1
| BNP(M)| 162,988| 0.28| 1| 0| 0| 1
| PRHP| 119,864| 0.20| 0| 0| 0| 0
| PML(Z)| 109,570| 0.19| 1| 0| 0| 1
| PTI-P| 96,089| 0.16| 0| 0| 0| 0
| BAP| 90,985| 0.15| 1| 0| 0| 1
| NP| 68,741| 0.12| 1| 0| 0| 1
| PkMAP| 64,544| 0.11| 1| 0| 0| 1
| MWM| 61,899| 0.10| 1| 0| 0| 1
| Other| 507,571| 0.86| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Independents| 6,564,486| 11.08| 8| 0| 0| 8
Total| 59,221,077| 100.00| 268| 39| 6| 312
Source: ECP, BBC, Tribune Gallup

## Dissolution

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The National Assembly can be dissolved at the initiative of the Prime Minister. If dissolved, new elections are conducted for the Assembly. Article 58 of the Constitution of Pakistan deals with the dissolution of the Assembly:

58\. Dissolution of the National Assembly:

(1) The President shall dissolve the National Assembly if so advised by the Prime Minister; and the National Assembly shall, unless sooner dissolved, stand dissolved at the expiration of forty-eight hours after the Prime Minister has so advised.

Explanation: Reference in this Article to "Prime Minister" shall not be construed to include reference to a Prime Minister against whom a notice of a resolution for a vote of no-confidence has been given in the National Assembly but has not been voted upon or against whom such a resolution has been passed or who is continuing in office after his resignation or after the dissolution of the National Assembly.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (2) or Article 48, the President may dissolve the National Assembly at his discretion where a vote of no-confidence having been passed against the Prime Minister, no other member of the National Assembly commands the confidence of the majority of the members of the National Assembly by the provisions of the Constitution, as ascertained in a session of the National Assembly summoned for the purpose.

## See also

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* Constitution of Pakistan
* List of constituencies of Pakistan
* Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
* List of provincial assemblies of Pakistan
* Member of the Provincial Assembly
* Politics of Pakistan
* List of Pakistanis
* Pakistan

## Notes

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1. ^ Urdu: قومی اسمبلی, romanized: Qọ̄mī Assembly
2. ^ lit. 'Lower house'; Urdu: ایوانِ زیریں, romanized: Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ, IPA: [ɛːʋɑːn-e zɛːrĩː]

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National Assembly constituencies from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NA-1 to NA-45)

* NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral
* NA-2 Swat-I
* NA-3 Swat-II
* NA-4 Swat-III
* NA-5 Upper Dir
* NA-6 Lower Dir-I
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* NA-8 Bajaur
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* NA-12 Kohistan-cum-Lower Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas Kohistan
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* NA-14 Mansehra
* NA-15 Mansehra-cum-Torghar
* NA-16 Abbottabad-I
* NA-17 Abbottabad-II
* NA-18 Haripur
* NA-19 Swabi-I
* NA-20 Swabi-II
* NA-21 Mardan-I
* NA-22 Mardan-II
* NA-23 Mardan-III
* NA-24 Charsadda-I
* NA-25 Charsadda-II
* NA-26 Mohmand
* NA-27 Khyber
* NA-28 Peshawar-I
* NA-29 Peshawar-II
* NA-30 Peshawar-III
* NA-31 Peshawar-IV
* NA-32 Peshawar-V
* NA-33 Nowshera-I
* NA-34 Nowshera-II
* NA-35 Kohat
* NA-36 Hangu-cum-Orakzai
* NA-37 Kurram
* NA-38 Karak
* NA-39 Bannu
* NA-40 North Waziristan
* NA-41 Lakki Marwat
* NA-42 South Waziristan Upper-cum-South Waziristan Lower
* NA-43 Tank-cum-Dera Ismail Khan
* NA-44 Dera Ismail Khan-I
* NA-45 Dera Ismail Khan-II

National Assembly constituencies from Islamabad (NA-46 to NA-48)

* NA-46 Islamabad-I
* NA-47 Islamabad-II
* NA-48 Islamabad-III

National Assembly constituencies from the Punjab (NA-49 to NA-189)

* NA-49 Attock-I
* NA-50 Attock-II
* NA-51 Murree-cum-Rawalpindi
* NA-52 Rawalpindi-I
* NA-53 Rawalpindi-II
* NA-54 Rawalpindi-III
* NA-55 Rawalpindi-IV
* NA-56 Rawalpindi-V
* NA-57 Rawalpindi-VI
* NA-58 Chakwal
* NA-59 Chakwal-cum-Talagang
* NA-60 Jhelum-I
* NA-61 Jhelum-II
* NA-62 Gujrat-I
* NA-63 Gujrat-II
* NA-64 Gujrat-III
* NA-65 Gujrat-IV
* NA-66 Wazirabad
* NA-67 Hafizabad
* NA-68 Mandi Bahauddin-I
* NA-69 Mandi Bahauddin-II
* NA-70 Sialkot-I
* NA-71 Sialkot-II
* NA-72 Sialkot-III
* NA-73 Sialkot-IV
* NA-74 Sialkot-V
* NA-75 Narowal-I
* NA-76 Narowal-II
* NA-77 Gujranwala-I
* NA-78 Gujranwala-II
* NA-79 Gujranwala-III
* NA-80 Gujranwala-IV
* NA-81 Gujranwala-V
* NA-82 Sargodha-I
* NA-83 Sargodha-II
* NA-84 Sargodha-III
* NA-85 Sargodha-IV
* NA-86 Sargodha-V
* NA-87 Khushab-I
* NA-88 Khushab-II
* NA-89 Mianwali-I
* NA-90 Mianwali-II
* NA-91 Bhakkar-I
* NA-92 Bhakkar-II
* NA-93 Chiniot-I
* NA-94 Chiniot-II
* NA-95 Faisalabad-I
* NA-96 Faisalabad-II
* NA-97 Faisalabad-III
* NA-98 Faisalabad-IV
* NA-99 Faisalabad-V
* NA-100 Faisalabad-VI
* NA-101 Faisalabad-VII
* NA-102 Faisalabad-VIII
* NA-103 Faisalabad-IX
* NA-104 Faisalabad-X
* NA-105 Toba Tek Singh-I
* NA-106 Toba Tek Singh-II
* NA-107 Toba Tek Singh-III
* NA-108 Jhang-I
* NA-109 Jhang-II
* NA-110 Jhang-III
* NA-111 Nankana Sahib-I
* NA-112 Nankana Sahib-II
* NA-113 Sheikhupura-I
* NA-114 Sheikhupura-II
* NA-115 Sheikhupura-III
* NA-116 Sheikhupura-IV
* NA-117 Lahore-I
* NA-118 Lahore-II
* NA-119 Lahore-III
* NA-120 Lahore-IV
* NA-121 Lahore-V
* NA-122 Lahore-VI
* NA-123 Lahore-VII
* NA-124 Lahore-VIII
* NA-125 Lahore-IX
* NA-126 Lahore-X
* NA-127 Lahore-XI
* NA-128 Lahore-XII
* NA-129 Lahore-XIII
* NA-130 Lahore-XIV
* NA-131 Kasur-I
* NA-132 Kasur-II
* NA-133 Kasur-III
* NA-134 Kasur-IV
* NA-135 Okara-I
* NA-136 Okara-II
* NA-137 Okara-III
* NA-138 Okara-IV
* NA-139 Pakpattan-I
* NA-140 Pakpattan-II
* NA-141 Sahiwal-I
* NA-142 Sahiwal-II
* NA-143 Sahiwal-III
* NA-144 Khanewal-I
* NA-145 Khanewal-II
* NA-146 Khanewal-III
* NA-147 Khanewal-IV
* NA-148 Multan-I
* NA-149 Multan-II
* NA-150 Multan-III
* NA-151 Multan-IV
* NA-152 Multan-V
* NA-153 Multan-VI
* NA-154 Lodhran-I
* NA-155 Lodhran-II
* NA-156 Vehari-I
* NA-157 Vehari-II
* NA-158 Vehari-III
* NA-159 Vehari-IV
* NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I
* NA-161 Bahawalnagar-II
* NA-162 Bahawalnagar-III
* NA-163 Bahawalnagar-IV
* NA-164 Bahawalpur-I
* NA-165 Bahawalpur-II
* NA-166 Bahawalpur-III
* NA-167 Bahawalpur-IV
* NA-168 Bahawalpur-V
* NA-169 Rahim Yar Khan-I
* NA-170 Rahim Yar Khan-II
* NA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III
* NA-172 Rahim Yar Khan-IV
* NA-173 Rahim Yar Khan-V
* NA-174 Rahim Yar Khan-VI
* NA-175 Muzaffargarh-I
* NA-176 Muzaffargarh-II
* NA-177 Muzaffargarh-III
* NA-178 Muzaffargarh-IV
* NA-179 Kot Addu-I
* NA-180 Kot Addu-II
* NA-181 Layyah-I
* NA-182 Layyah-II
* NA-183 Taunsa
* NA-184 Dera Ghazi Khan-I
* NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II
* NA-186 Dera Ghazi Khan-III
* NA-187 Rajanpur-I
* NA-188 Rajanpur-II
* NA-189 Rajanpur-III

National Assembly constituencies from Sindh (NA-190 to NA-250)

* NA-190 Jacobabad
* NA-191 Jacobabad-cum-Kashmore
* NA-192 Kashmore-cum-Shikarpur
* NA-193 Shikarpur
* NA-194 Larkana-I
* NA-195 Larkana-II
* NA-196 Qambar Shahdadkot-I
* NA-197 Qambar Shahdadkot-II
* NA-198 Ghotki-I
* NA-199 Ghotki-II
* NA-200 Sukkur-I
* NA-201 Sukkur-II
* NA-202 Khairpur-I
* NA-203 Khairpur-II
* NA-204 Khairpur-III
* NA-205 Naushahro Feroze-I
* NA-206 Naushahro Feroze-II
* NA-207 Nawabshah-I
* NA-208 Nawabshah-II
* NA-209 Sanghar-I
* NA-210 Sanghar-II
* NA-211 Mirpur Khas-I
* NA-212 Mirpur Khas-II
* NA-213 Umerkot
* NA-214 Tharparkar-I
* NA-215 Tharparkar-II
* NA-216 Matiari
* NA-217 Tando Allahyar
* NA-218 Hyderabad-I
* NA-219 Hyderabad-II
* NA-220 Hyderabad-III
* NA-221 Tando Muhammad Khan
* NA-222 Badin-I
* NA-223 Badin-II
* NA-224 Sujawal
* NA-225 Thatta
* NA-226 Jamshoro
* NA-227 Dadu-I
* NA-228 Dadu-II
* NA-229 Karachi Malir-I
* NA-230 Karachi Malir-II
* NA-231 Karachi Malir-III
* NA-232 Karachi Korangi-I
* NA-233 Karachi Korangi-II
* NA-234 Karachi Korangi-III
* NA-235 Karachi East-I
* NA-236 Karachi East-II
* NA-237 Karachi East-III
* NA-238 Karachi East-IV
* NA-239 Karachi South-I
* NA-240 Karachi South-II
* NA-241 Karachi South-III
* NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I
* NA-243 Karachi Keamari-II
* NA-244 Karachi West-I
* NA-245 Karachi West-II
* NA-246 Karachi West-III
* NA-247 Karachi Central-I
* NA-248 Karachi Central-II
* NA-249 Karachi Central-III
* NA-250 Karachi Central-IV

National Assembly constituencies from Balochistan (NA-251 to NA-266)

* NA-251 Sherani-cum-Zhob-cum-Killa Saifullah
* NA-252 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan-cum-Loralai-cum-Duki
* NA-253 Ziarat-cum-Harnai-cum-Sibbi-cum-Kohlu-cum-Dera Bugti
* NA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi
* NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad
* NA-256 Khuzdar
* NA-257 Hub-cum-Lasbela-cum-Awaran
* NA-258 Panjgur-cum-Kech
* NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar
* NA-260 Chagai-cum-Nushki-cum-Kharan-cum-Washuk
* NA-261 Surab-cum-Kalat-cum-Mastung
* NA-262 Quetta-I
* NA-263 Quetta-II
* NA-264 Quetta-III
* NA-265 Pishin
* NA-266 Killa Abdullah-cum-Chaman

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