Pakistan's National Assembly comprises 336 seats, out of which 266 candidates will be voted through the direct voting process. 70 seats are reserved — 60 for women and 10 for non-Muslims.

But unlike the National Assembly, the Senate is not elected directly. Its members are picked by the provincial assemblies. While the National Assembly has a tenure of five years, the Senate’s ...

PML-N lawmaker Shaista Pervaiz Malik tables a resolution in the National Assembly against US House of Representatives’ resolution seeking Pakistan election probe, on June 28, 2024.

Legislators from both opposition and treasury benches on Wednesday called for the establishment of Special Agriculture Zones, ...

Pakistan's President dissolved the National Assembly-- a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. Notably, the critical development from the cash-strapped nation came at ...

On August 9, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will send formal advice to the President for the dissolution of the National Assembly. According to constitutional provisions, the President must sign ...

Lawmakers of the National Assembly arrive for a group photo with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the end of the last session of the current parliament, in Islamabad, Pakistan ...

Fifty years ago on April 10, 1973, the National Assembly of Pakistan passed the Constitution under the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The president of the NA authenticated it on April 12, 1973 ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday secured a vote of confidence from the National Assembly, with 180 lawmakers expressing "full confidence" in his leadership, in a ...

PTI’s dissident member proposes 6-month jail, Rs1m fine over ‘contempt of Parliament’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Assembly has passed a bill that empowers the lawmakers to penalise ...