The National Assembly would stand dissolved at midnight March 17, says an official notification issued Saturday by the Ministry for Law and Parliamentary Affairs.
According to the notification, the assembly has completed its mandate as per Article 52 of the Constitution.
The Article states: “the National Assembly shall, unless sooner dissolved, continue for a term of five years from the day of its first meeting and shall stand dissolved at the expiration of its term.”
The notification was issued by the Law Minster on the directions of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.