Constitution 1973 § Article 54 — Summoning and prorogation of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)

Statutory text (English)

(1) The President
may, from time to time, summon either House or both Houses or 2[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] in
joint sitting to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit and may also prorogue the same.

(2) There shall be at least 2[three] sessions of the National Assembly every year, and not more
than one hundred and twenty days shall intervene between the last sitting of the Assembly in one
session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session:

Provided that the National Assembly shall meet for not less than one hundred and 3[thirty]
working days in each year.
4[
Explanation.— In this clause, ‘working days’ includes any day on which there is a joint sitting
and any period, not exceeding two days, for which the National Assembly is adjourned.]

(3) On a requisition signed by not less than one-fourth of the total membership of the National
Assembly, the Speaker shall summon the National Assembly to meet, at such time and place as he
thinks fit, within fourteen days of the receipt of the requisition; and when the Speaker has summoned
the Assembly only he may prorogue it.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 54: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 35, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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