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The first session of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was held on 10 August 1947 at Sindh Assembly Building, in Karachi.On 11 August 1947, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was elected unanimously as the President of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan and the National Flag was formally approved by the Assembly.
The assembly had a majority of Muslim League members, with the Pakistan National Congress, the successor to the INC in the state, forming the second largest party, solely representing Hindus. Quaid-e-Azam replying to the Address by Lord Mountbatten in Constituent Assembly on 14 August 1947. The assembly was widely criticised for its incompetence.
The 1st Parliament of Pakistan was the unicameral legislature of Pakistan formed after the partition of India. There were 100 Members of Parliament, including 44 from East Bengal, 17 from West Punjab, 3 from the Northwest Frontier Province, 4 from Sindh, and 1 from Balochistan. Four of West Punjab's 17 allocated seats laid vacant. [1]
Out of a total of 313 seats in the National Assembly, the Awami League won 167 seats but none from West Pakistan [111] and the PPP won 88 seats but none from East Pakistan. While the Awami League had won enough seats to form a government without the need for any coalition, West Pakistani elites refused to hand over power to the East Pakistani ...
Qaumi Assembly (English: National Assembly of Pakistan) is the lower house of the parliament. The National Assembly has 336 seats, 266 of which are directly elected, 60 are reserved for women and a further 10 for religious minorities 5. The National Assembly of Pakistan is the country's sovereign legislative body.
The Liaquat Ali Khan government, commonly abbreviated as the L.A Khan government or Ali Khan administration was the first government and cabinet of Pakistan [a] which ruled from 1947 to 1951, and was led by Liaquat Ali Khan. The government was founded on 15 August 1947, almost immediately after the Partition of India and Pakistan's independence.
The 16th National Assembly of Pakistan is the legislature of Pakistan following the 2024 general election of members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. The National Assembly is a democratically elected body which consists of 336 members during the 2024–2029 tenure, the members are ...
National Assembly of Pakistan: Jurisdiction: Pakistan: Meeting place: Parliament House, Islamabad-44030: Term: 1972 – 1977: Election: 1970 Pakistani general election: Government: Government of Pakistan: Website: Official website: National Assembly of Pakistan; Members: 313: Speaker: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1972) Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1972–1973 ...