The Parliament

(Majlis-i-Shoora)
Loss of membership:
They are entitled to resign to the presiding officers of the house.
If they are absent for 40 days in the secession without informing
the presiding officer.
The election for such a seat to whom the presiding officer has
declared vacant would help within sixty day.
Privileges:
Freedom of expression
No case can be registered against a member for his utterance in
the chamber.
No case against any of his statement which he give in the house
report.
Oath of Office:
The oath statement is being mentioned in the 3rd schedule of the
constitution.
No person can participate in the proceedings of the house unless
he take the oath.
Qualifications of voters:
 Citizen of Pakistan
 18 years of age
 Name of the votter writtenin electoral Rolls
 The voter should not have been declared of unsound mind by any
court
Duration:
 Five years from the date of commenecement of its first sesssion.
Dissolution:
 Original 1973 constitution, PM enjoyed the privilege to give the
advice to the president for the dissolution of N.A, and then the
assembly would stand dissolved within 48 hours.
 8th Amendment, the president shall exercise this power to dissolve
the assembly, when a vote of no-confidence has been passed
against PM.
 13th Amendment 1997, the president’s power to dissolve the
assembly was repealed.
 LFO 2002, restored the powers of the president to dissolve the
N.A.
 The PM, against whom the vote of no-confidence motion has been
served, he cannot give such advice.
 In case of Presidents dissolution of assembly, the new elections
shall be held within ninety days from the date of dissolution.
Summoning and Prorogation:
 At least 3 sessions in a year
 The total duration of these session would
be less then 130 days.
 The session would be summon on the
request of ¼ of its members within 40
days.
 The speaker would summon or prorogue
the session summoned by him.
 The new assembly would hold its first
session within 39 days after the election.
 Speaker and Deputy
Speaker
 In first session of the assembly elect its speaker
and Dupty speaker among its members.
 Before assuming the duties, both shall take the
oath of their offices.
 Deputy Speaker will preside over al the session in
the absence of speaker.
 Speaker or Dupty speaker will not preside the
session in which the motion of their removal is
under discussion.
 The speaker can resign from this office by
tendering resignation to the president.
 The deputy speaker tendering resignation to the
speaker.
Removal:
 If he has resigned
 If e has lost his membership of the
N.A
 N.A has removed him by passing a
resolution to this effect.
 The notice should be given 2 days
before the initiation of resolution for
removal.
 Such resolution should be passed by
Functions:
 Preside over the meetings of assembly
 Maintenance of law and order
 He can issue warning to any member who defies
the established rules
 Effectively controls the deliberations
 Can reject any question
 Announce the result of any voting on some issue.
 Obstruct any member from using objectionable
language in his speech.
 Can accept or reject any bill
 Can declare any bill a money bill
 The Senate
8 elected by
Direct vote
from federally
14 on the basis administered areas
Proportional
Representation 2 elected
By Provincial from
Assemblies federal capital
100 members on general
seats.

4 seats for
4 seats women reserved
reserved for in every
technocrats and province
ulems in
every province
 Powers of the Parliament
Powers Of N.A
Legislate n the matters come under The control of legislature over
Federal & concurrent list the executive is by Questions,
criticism and resolutions.
Not entitled to legislate over
the matters which are the N.A enjoy special powers in
integral part of any province matters of financial legislation

Parliament enjoy Quasi-judicial

he validity of the legislation being done in powers through impeaching Presiden
,
gency would before for the six month period.
by prescribing the nimber of supreme. cou
All the members of cabinet Both houses share equal
are the part of parliament powers
in amending the constitution
Vote of no confidence, cut motions
and adjournment motion are
the special powers of parliament
 Powers of Senate
According to the 8th amendment
both houses share equal
powers in legislation.

Money bills originate in N.A,

¼ of the ministers are to
senate is deprived of direct
be taken from the Senate
role to this effect.

Senate can pressurize political executive

by passing resolutions, Can legislate on all matters
criticizing policies, and by moving related to the organization of judiciary
adjournment motions . It also take part in impeachment motio

However, Senate can not initiate

the no confidence move. Share equal powers with N.A in
amendment