Public Parliament of Pakistan

Model Senate & National Assembly

Experience Pakistan's bicameral parliamentary system through simulated sessions.

Members seated in the National Assembly chamber
Lower House

National Assembly

Seats held by Public MNAs
Parliament House, Islamabad
Upper House

Senate

Seats held by Public Senators
Two Houses · One Parliament

The Chamber

How each House is composed

Switch between the two Houses to see how their seats are filled.

336SEATS

Public MNAs

National Assembly

  • General seats266
  • Reserved for women60
  • Reserved for non-Muslims10

Seats in Pakistan's Parliament as provided by the Constitution. Members of the Public Parliament learn how each house is composed before contesting for their own seats.

Inside a Sitting

Orders of the Day

Every simulated sitting runs to an order paper, just as a real House does.

Public Parliament of Pakistan

Model National Assembly

Orders of the Day

Specimen order paper for a simulated sitting

1.
Questions

Members put questions on public matters during question hour and receive answers on the floor.

2.
Motions

Motions on matters of national importance are moved, debated and put to the House.

3.
Legislative Business

Bills are introduced and considered, amendments are proposed and the House divides on them.

4.
Reports of Committees

Committees present their scrutiny of policies and bills referred to them.

5.
Discussion on National Issues

An open debate on a national challenge, argued with evidence, confidence and courtesy.

By order of the House · Public Parliament Secretariat

Legislative Business

How a bill travels through two Houses

Members learn the legislative path of Pakistan's Parliament step by step, then practise it themselves by drafting, debating and voting on bills.

“Learn how to formulate bills, propose amendments and develop solutions to public problems.”

Legislative Drafting programme

  1. Stage 1

    Drafting

    A member formulates the bill: the problem it addresses, its purpose and its clauses.

  2. Stage 2

    Introduction

    The bill is introduced in one House, the National Assembly or the Senate.

  3. Stage 3

    Committee scrutiny

    The relevant committee examines the bill and may propose amendments.

  4. Stage 4

    Debate and vote

    The House considers the bill clause by clause, debates it and puts it to the vote.

  5. Stage 5

    The other House

    Once passed, the bill is sent to the other House, which may pass, amend or reject it.

  6. Stage 6

    Joint sitting

    If the two Houses disagree, the bill may be taken up at a joint sitting of both Houses.

  7. Stage 7

    Assent

    Passed by Parliament, the bill goes to the President for assent and becomes an Act.

Take your seat in the House

Become a member, get trained in parliamentary affairs and contest the Public Parliament elections to sit as a Public MNA or Public Senator.

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