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Majlis-e-Shoora (Council of
Advisors in Urdu, although referred to as
"Parliament") is the bicameral federal legislature
of Pakistan that consists of the Senate (upper
house) and the National Assembly (lower house).
According to Article 50 of the Constitution of
Pakistan, the Council consists also of the President
of Pakistan.
The Constitution gives the
President of Pakistan the authority to dissolve (and
thereby trigger new elections for) the National
Assembly but not the Senate, which is not subject to
dissolution.
The National Assembly of Pakistan
has 342 members; 72 of these members are women.
Pakistani law requires that at least 20% of the
members be women.
The Senate has a 100 members;
currently 18 of these members are women, one greater
than the required number.
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