Functions of Government - Legislative Branch

The government of Pakistan has three divisions which are known as Legislative Branch, Executive branch and Judicial branch. Let’s discuss the role of each branch in detail.

Legislative Branch

The legislative division is known as the Parliament, an expression for government hereditary from the United Kingdom. The legislative branch consists of two houses:

·         The National Assembly: The National Assembly is a lower house and straightforwardly people elect 342-members of National Assembly.

·         The Senate: The Senate is an upper house and the ~104-senators are circuitously elected for six-year tenure.

The Parliament benefits from parliamentary primacy. All the Cabinet ministers as well as the PM (Prime Minister) should also be members of Parliament (MPs), agreement to the constitution. The PM and the Cabinet representatives are accountable to the Parliament cooperatively.

The PM and the Cabinet Ministers are mutually responsible to the Parliament. If there is a policy malfunction or slip on the part of the government, all the associates of the cabinet are mutually liable. If a vote of no confidence is approved against the government, then the government fall down and a new one must be fashioned.