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title: "National Assembly of Pakistan — Definition & Meaning"
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The National Assembly is the directly elected lower house of Pakistan's bicameral federal legislature (Majlis-e-Shoora), constituted under Article 50 of the 1973 Constitution.
- How many seats does the National Assembly of Pakistan have after the Twenty-Fifth Amendment?
- Why can Money Bills originate only in the National Assembly?
- How is the Prime Minister removed by the National Assembly?
- What is the term of the National Assembly and who presides over it?

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