| Parliament of Pakistan مجلس شوریٰ Majlis-e-Shoora |
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| Type | |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Houses | Senate National Assembly |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman of Senate | Farooq Naek, (PPP) since 12th March 2009 |
| Speaker of National Assembly | Dr. Fehmida Mirza, (PPP) since 3rd March 2008 |
| Structure | |
| Members | 436 Parliamentarians 100 Senators 336 Member of National Assembly |
| Elections | |
| Senate Last election | 4 March 2009 |
| National Assembly Last election | 18 February 2008 |
| Meeting place | |
Parliament House Building |
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The Parliament of Pakistan, officially termed the Majlis-e-Shoora (Urdu: مجلس شوریٰ); is the federal and supreme legislative body of Pakistan. It is a bicameral federal legislature that consists of the Senate and the National Assembly, the upper and lower houses, respectively. According to the constitution, the President of Pakistan is also a component of the Parliament.
The Parliament meets at the Parliament House building in Islamabad, where debating chambers for both houses are present.
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The National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of the parliament. The National Assembly has 342 seats, 272 of which are directly elected, 60 are reserved for women and a further 10 for religious minorities.
The Senate of Pakistan is the upper house of parliament, with a constitutionally mandated strength of 104 members, of which 17 are reserved for women and 4 for religious minorities. According to the Constitution, the President cannot dissolve the Senate. Members of the Senate are elected by the Provincial Assemblies and serve for a period of six years.
The Constitution, which is written in English, uses the spelling Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament).
Majlis-i-Shoora, Majlis-e-Shura, and Majlis-i-Shura are also valid transliterations from the Urdu spelling.
The Parliament of Pakistan - viz the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan - met on August 10, 1947 in the old Sindh Assembly Building at Karachi. It was in this venue that the Objectives Resolution, which now serves as the grund norm of Pakistan, was passed. In 1956, the first Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was adopted in Karachi at the same Sindh Assembly building which also passed as the Parliament of Pakistan.
After the adoption of the Second Constitution of 1962, Parliament sessions were arranged both at Dhaka and a newly constructed building (Ayub Hall) at Rawalpindi. The Parliament was uni-cameral. At the first session of the Parliament at the Ayub Hall, the Martial Law, imposed in 1958, was revoked. Later, in October, 1966, the Parliament was shifted to Dhaka.
From 1972 onward, the State Bank auditorium in Islamabad functioned as the National Assembly of Pakistan. The Interim Constitution of Pakistan was adopted here in April, 1972. It was here that the first bi-cameral legislature of Pakistan was also born after the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was adopted in 1973. It was again here that the Martial Law, imposed in July, 1977, was revoked on December 30, 1985.
The Parliament - the Senate and the National Assembly - have acquired a permanent abode in the present Parliament House, which was inaugurated on May 28, 1986. The Hall was renovated on the orders of the Speaker and inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 3 November 1996.
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Seats in the Senate of Pakistan
| Party | Number |
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| Pakistan Peoples Party | 27 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 21 |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) | 10 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 7 |
| Muttahida Qaumi Movement | 6 |
| Awami National Party | 6 |
| FATA | 8 |
| Independents | 4 |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | 3 |
| Balochistan National Party (Awami) | 2 |
| National Party | 2 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (F) | 1 |
| Jamhoori Watan Party | 1 |
| Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) | 1 |
| Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party | 1 |
| Total | 100 |
Seats in the National Assembly of Pakistan
| Parties | Votes | % | Elected seats | Reserved seats (Women) | Reserved seats (Minorities/Non-Muslims) | Total |
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| Pakistan Peoples Party | 10,606,486 | 30.6% | 94 | 23 | 4 | 130 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 6,781,445 | 19.6% | 71 | 17 | 3 | 95 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 7,989,817 | 23.0% | 42 | 10 | 2 | 55 |
| Muttahida Qaumi Movement | 2,507,813 | 7.4% | 19 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| Awami National Party | 700,479 | 2.0% | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Pakistan
Note: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Jafaria Pakistan and Jamiat Ahle Hadith did not participate. |
772,798 | 2.2% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (F) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) | 140,707 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| National Peoples Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Balochistan National Party (Awami) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Independents | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Total | 34,665,978 | 100% | 266 | 60 | 10 | 336 |
| Source: Election Commission of Pakistan, Adam Carr's Electoral Archive | ||||||
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