Editing Dissolution of parliament (section)

== Pakistan ==
The [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], the country's lower house, dissolves automatically at the end of its five-year term, after which general elections must be held within 60 days. The upper house, called the [[Senate of Pakistan|Senate]], cannot be dissolved.

The [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister]] can also advise the [[President of Pakistan|president]] to dissolve the National Assembly. The president is bound to do so within 48 hours after receiving the prime minister's summary, after which time the National Assembly is automatically dissolved.
Before the [[Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan|Eighteenth Amendment]] to the [[Constitution of Pakistan]] came into effect, the president could dissolve the National Assembly without the prime minister's advice by using Article 58-2(B) of the Constitution.