Constituent Assembly of Pakistan

Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
Logo
Seal of the Constituent Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded10 August 1947 (1947-08-10)
Disbanded23 March 1956 (1956-03-23)
Preceded byConstituent Assembly of India
Succeeded byNational Assembly of Pakistan
Leadership
President
Leader of the House
Leader of the Opposition
Structure
Seats72
Political groups
Government (50)
  •   ML (25)
  •   UF (25)

Opposition (12)

Others (10)

Elections
First election
July 1947
Last election
21 June 1955
Meeting place
Sindh Assembly building, Karachi

The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was the supreme federal legislature of the Dominion of Pakistan. It was established in August 1947 with the primary tasks of framing a constitution; and serving as an interim parliament. It was officially dissolved on 23 March 1956 and succeeded by the Parliament of Pakistan when the first Pakistani constitution was promulgated.