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34-403: Azad Kashmir government Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Local government Constitution of Pakistan Territorial election commission Elections Provincial elections Territorial elections Political parties Provinces Autonomous region Customs Regional topics The Convention Muslim League ( CML ) also called Pakistan Muslim League - Convention
68-546: A center-right position in recent years. It holds is base of power in Punjab , more specifically Lahore and has had 3 different prime ministers including Nawaz himself who served for the longest non-consecutive time (9 years). The prime ministers from the PML-N include Nawaz Sharif (3 terms), Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (1 term) and Nawaz's younger brother, Shehbaz Sharif (2 terms), who is serving right now. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
102-447: A left-wing populist , though in the 21st century it has shifted to a center-left position. Zulfikar ruled Pakistan from 1971 until 1977, when he was overthrown and later hanged in 1979. The party has been widely seen as a dynastic political family party as it has seen its leadership pass down through the Bhutto family , which has seen a devoted cult of personality . After Zulfikar's death
136-535: A movement against then prime minister Imran Khan . Following Imran Khan’s removal , political unrest broke out throughout the country, and in the events leading up to the Pakistani 2024 election , many new parties were formed. The country’ largest party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , would be subject to legal issues, and an alleged crackdown and therefore was forced to register with their alliance member,
170-523: A former cricket star. It launched a large-scale anti-corruption campaign across Pakistan in the 2000s and 2010s which led to its victory in the 2018 Pakistani general election . It holds its base of power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but also holds significant popularity and influence across western Punjab , where Imran Khan is from. It has been widely seen as an anti-establishment party since 2022 as it clashed with Pakistan's military establishment . It
204-644: A political stronghold for the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) since the party’s creation. The PPP has almost always won landslide victories in provincial elections in Sindh, and has almost always held the province’s seats. Throughout the early 2000s the PML-Q saw minor successes in Sindh, but the province quickly came under the control of the PPP again. The PPP has been accused of bad governance by several Sindhi parties, leading to
238-562: Is a Pakistani conservative political party that was founded in 1993 by senior politician, Nawaz Sharif . The party was founded as an offshoot of the Pakistan Muslim League , but is now its largest faction. It is currently still led by its founder Nawaz Sharif and is ideologically conservative as well as shares similarities with Nawaz's previous party, the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad . It saw rapid growth under Nawaz Sharif in
272-553: Is a multi-party democracy. The country has many political parties and many times in the past the country has been ruled by a coalition government . The Parliament of Pakistan is bicameral , consisting of the National Assembly of Pakistan and the Senate . The military-dominated Establishment has directly ruled Pakistan for nearly half of its existence since its creation in 1947 , while frequently exerting covert dominance over
306-598: Is a political party founded in 1967 by statesman, barrister and senior politician, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto . It is by far the oldest out of the top ruling parties in Pakistan and was the first Pakistani political party to lay out a manifesto and ideology. It was founded on the premise of socialism and to struggle against the military rule of Field Marshal Ayub Khan (1958-1969). It has also been characterized as Pakistan's first democratic party and has been left-wing for most of its existence with its founder, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being
340-442: Is a political party founded in 1996 by cricketer -turned-politician, Imran Khan . The party was founded on the premise of bringing change to Pakistan and to bring a new face to Pakistani politics, as when the party was founded the PPP and PML-N ruled Pakistan in a de-facto two party system . It advocates for welfarism and has promoted turning Pakistan into a modern welfare state . It has often seen populism around Imran Khan,
374-600: Is elected by the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly and is supported by a council of ministers. (S&GA). Ministry of Home Affairs The Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly, also known as the AJK Legislative Assembly, is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives. The assembly consists of 41 elected members and eight co-opted members of whom five are women, one is from the Ulama community, one
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#1732851393698408-582: Is from Jammu and Kashmir technocrats and other professionals, and one is from Jammu and Kashmir nationals residing abroad. The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the highest court of appeals in Azad Kashmir. It consists of a chief justice and two other judges. The number of judges in the supreme Court has been fixed at three by the Azad Kashmir Interim Constitution Act of 1974. The high court of Azad Kashmir , which serves as
442-525: Is no place of democracy in Islam. This party's constitution was also referred to as non democratic in which except of the President, all other members were selected instead of being elected. This party went into decline after the end of Ayub Khan's Regime. Ayub Khan resigned as a president from the party on 31 December 1969 and transferred the party's powers to Fazal ul Qadir Chaudhary. Chaudhary tried his best to revive
476-420: Is the state government which administers one of the territories of Pakistani-administered Kashmir territories of Azad Kashmir . The Azad Kashmir government consists of a president as head of state and a prime minister as chief executive, with the support of a council of ministers. The state assembly is the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly . The chief executive of the government is the prime minister, who
510-543: The Sunni Ittehad Council , which is a minor religious party. Punjab is generally considered as the most important political province and has been used by major parties such as the PML(N) and PTI in the past to gain legitimacy and as a political stronghold. The Punjab provincial assembly has usually been split between the Pakistan Muslim League N (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Sindh has been used as
544-650: The economic and social growth of Ayub Khan's tenure. By supporting Ayub Khan, the party indirectly supported military rule, but their main reason for supporting Ayub Khan was for his positive economic and Industrial policies as well as a modernist outlook. Government of Azad Kashmir Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Local government Constitution of Pakistan Territorial election commission Elections Provincial elections Territorial elections Political parties Provinces Autonomous region Customs Regional topics The Government of Azad Kashmir ( Urdu : حکومتِ آزاد کشمیر )
578-552: The 1990s as it entered a two-party system with the Pakistan People's Party. It is also advocates for economic privatization , as Nawaz himself was a business owner. The party follows a free market capitalist and economically liberalist approach. It has developed a somewhat ideology around its leader Nawaz Sharif and has been led by members of the Sharif family . It has been right-wing for most of its existence but has shifted to
612-416: The 2000s. Till 1990, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was the only major party of Pakistan. After Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto died, Benazir Bhutto took control and they remained a strong position throughout Pakistan. In 1990, Nawaz Sharif of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) won the elections. Two major parties were in Pakistan. After IJI dissolved and Nawaz Sharif founded Pakistan Muslim League (N), PPP and PML(N) were
646-540: The PTI. Its main base of power is Sindh . The PPP is led by the Central Executive Committee and has seen 4 different prime ministers including: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1973-1977), Benazir Bhutto (1988-1990, 1993-1996), Yusuf Raza Gillani (2008-2012) and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (2012-2013). This is the list of parties that are currently represented in any of the 5 Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan , which includes,
680-588: The Pakistan Muslim League in 1962. His Industrialist, Western style policy made him Liberal and Secularist in the eyes of many 'Pakistan' Muslim League leaders, therefore he was deeply unpopular and the party splintered , some who favored Ayub Khan and some who did not. Ayub Khan used the Convention Muslim League as his ruling party to gain legitimacy in order to seem as a follower of the democratic process during his martial law . Ayub Khan
714-677: The Provincial assembly in Sindh , Punjab , Balochistan , KPK and Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan Movement for Justice Assembly of Islamic Clerics (F) United National Movement - Pakistan People's National Party Pakistan Stability Party Balochistan People's Party Muslim Unity Assembly پاکستان تحریکِ انصاف پارلیمنٹرینز Pakistan Movement for Justice Parliamentarians Here-I-Am Movement Pakistan Balochistan National Party (People's) Give Rights Movement Balochistan Islamic Movement Pakistan This
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#1732851393698748-875: The court of appeals, has three circuit benches based in Kotli , Mirpur and Rawalakot . Chief Election Commissioner for conducting general elections in AJK; Service Tribunal for adjudicating service issues of civil servants; Zakat Council for collecting, distributing the zakat system in AJK; Supreme Judicial Council of AJK; List of political parties in Pakistan Azad Kashmir government Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Local government Constitution of Pakistan Territorial election commission Elections Provincial elections Territorial elections Political parties Provinces Autonomous region Customs Regional topics Pakistan
782-611: The creation of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), a coalition of several anti-PPP parties, although the PPP still holds sweeping majorities in Sindhi provincial seats. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is full of Pashtun nationalist and regionalist parties favoring Afghan tribalism, such as the ANP and PMAP . The region has also been full of religious parties, like the JUI-F especially throughout
816-607: The first Gilgit-Baltistan elections and was the only major party of Gilgit-Baltistan with 20 seats out of 33. However, in 2015, Pakistan Muslim League (N) won 15 seats and became the major party of Gilgit-Baltistan and PPP only received one seat in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. However, in the 2020 elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won 16 seats and became the only major party of Gilgit-Baltistan with PPP winning 3 and PML(N) winning two seats. Pakhtunkhwa National People's Party The Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz
850-476: The major two parties of Pakistan. In 1993, Peoples Party won the election again. In 1996, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was formed. In 2013, PTI took part in the elections and won 35 seats in the National Assembly of Pakistan. After the 2018 Pakistan elections, PTI became the government and became one of the three major parties of Pakistan. In 2020, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) was formed of many parties as
884-659: The north western areas near Afghanistan. There are several political parties in KPK, and most of them favor Pashtun nationalism with feudal aspects, but ever since Imran Khan ’s entrance into politics, the PTI has almost always won landslide election victories in the province and has KPK as a political stronghold and base of power. The province of Balochistan, Pakistan is full of Baloch nationalist parties, with some demanding autonomy for Balochistan, and some extreme groups demanding secession from Pakistan . Most parties from Balochistan follow
918-401: The party abandoned its socialist ideology and instead shifted to progressivism under Zulfikar's daughter, Benazir Bhutto . Benazir would be assassinated in 2007 and since then the party has been controlled by her husband, Asif Ali Zardari as well as her son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari . The party has been rivals with the PML-N for most of its existence but has joined hands with the PML-N against
952-506: The party but failed. The Convention Muslim League was formed on the basis of support for politician and military general Muhammad Ayub Khan in 1962. Ayub Khan's military presidency started in 1959, he wanted authority over the Pakistan Muslim League . He also wanted to form his own political party. Ayub called for a large convention between the Pakistan Muslim League and Republican Party leaders to form his new political party and adhere to his new constitution, Ayub Khan took leadership of
986-514: The political leadership during the remainder. The Establishment in Pakistan includes the key decision-makers in the country's military and intelligence services, national security, as well as its foreign and domestic policies, including the state policies of aggressive Islamization during the military dictatorship of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq . However, the military establishment later reversed its support of political Islam under General Pervez Musharraf , who pursued enlightened moderation in
1020-483: The same pattern as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, high levels of regionalism and ethnic nationalism , with most ethnic nationalists being left-wing , as well as right-wing religious groups usually gaining victories near the Afghan border. Balochistan is the only province in which no party regularly gains a clear majority, and the provincial assembly is usually split between Baloch nationalist parties. The Pakistan Peoples Party won
1054-623: Was a faction of the Pakistan Muslim League that split-off in 1962, in support of the military regime of the President of Pakistan , General Ayub Khan . The opposition party was known as the Council Muslim League . Convention Muslim League contested presidential election of Pakistan held in 1965. CML's electoral symbol was a rose. A convention of Muslim League held in Karachi in September 1962 which
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1088-597: Was founded as a centrist party, though in 2024, some sources indicated that the party had shifted center-right due to its pro- islamic unity teachings. Besides this it has advocated for rule of law and constitutionalism as part of its political alliance, the Tehreek Tahafuz Ayin . Despite being the largest political party in Pakistan in terms of membership, and in the top 10 largest parties worldwide, it has only had one prime minister, being Imran Khan himself who served for one term. The Pakistan People's Party
1122-568: Was generally considered by many Islamists on the Far-right as a Liberal, due to his Western attire and somewhat Secular policies. At the same time though, the Convention Muslim League was made up of many Muslim Conservatives - having been splintered from the conservative Pakistan Muslim League . The party did not unilaterally reach a consensus on the Conservative-Liberal stance, instead the party mainly focused on Industrialism , supporting
1156-507: Was presided by Nawab Muhammad Amin, who was supporter of the 1962 constitution. Ch Khaliquzamman was selected as the chief organizer. The purpose of the Party was only to give political platform to CMLA Ayub Khan. This party was in power for 7 years but could not get the public's appreciation. This party was a composition of the Elite class of Pakistan. Some sources say that Ch Khaliquzamman said that there
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