Assembly is the group or gathering of people in a specific field for a common purpose. National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies are two legislative bodies of the Parliament of Pakistan. National Assembly is the lower house of bicameral the (Majlis e Shura). The National Assembly of Pakistan is established under the article 50 of Constitutions while the Provincial Assembly was established under the article 106 of the constitution of Pakistan. The President and the Senate are also the components of National Assembly. Both National and Provincial are the Representative Assemblies, responsible for making laws for the Federation and control financial affairs of the state of Pakistan. You can further find the detail information regarding National Assembly and Provincial Assembly in separate headings, keep reading further will obviously help in this regard. It is all about the What is the Difference between National Assembly and Provincial Assembly in Pakistan.
National Assembly is the Lower House of the Parliament of Pakistan (Majlis e Shura). It is the Sovereign Legislative body of Pakistan. It is comprised of President of Pakistan and Senate. There are 342 members of National Assembly which refer to the members of National Assembly (MNA’s). Out of 342 seats, 272 seats are reserved for directly elected members, 70 reserved seats for women and religious minorities. The main functions and work of the National Assembly of Pakistan are listed below in detail;