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List of political parties in Pakistan

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Pakistan 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.

Brief history and overviews

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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 the political leadership during the remainder.[1][2] 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 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 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 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, the Sunni Ittehad Council, which is a minor religious party.

Punjab

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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

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Sindh has been used as 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 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.[3]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)

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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 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.

Balochistan

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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 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.[4]

Gilgit-Baltistan

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The Pakistan Peoples Party won 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.

Members of the Parliament

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Party Abrr. Flag Founded Political
position
Central leader Ideology National
Assembly
[a]
Senate
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
پاکستان تحريکِ انصاف
Pakistan Movement for Justice
PTI 1996 Centre[5] to centre-right Gohar Ali Khan
118 / 336
17 / 96
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن)
Pākistān Muslam Lig (Nūn)
PML-N 1993 Centre-right[5] Nawaz Sharif
106 / 336
19 / 96
Pakistan Peoples Party
پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی
Pākistān Pīplz Pārṭī
PPP 1967 Centre-left[5] Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
68 / 336
24 / 96
Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
متحدہ قومی موومنٹ پاکستان
Muttaḥidah Qọ̄mī Mūwmaṅṫ Pākistān
United National Movement-Pakistan
MQM-P 2016 Centre-left to Centre[5] Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui
21 / 336
3 / 96
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl[b]
جمیعت علمائے اسلام (ف)
Assembly of Islamic Clerics
JUI-F 1980 Right-wing[5] Fazl-ur-Rahman
8 / 336
5 / 96
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)[c]
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ق)
Pākistān Mislam Lig (Q)
PML-Q 2002 Centre-right Shujaat Hussain
4 / 336
1 / 96
Awami National Party
عوامي نېشنل ګوند
عوامی نيشنل پارٹی
ʿAwāmī Nīšonal Pārṭī
People's National Party
ANP 1986 Center-left[5]
to left-wing
Aimal Wali Khan
3 / 96
Sunni Ittehad Council
سنی اتحاد کونسل
Sunni Unity Council
SIC 2009 Right-wing Sahibzada Hamid Raza[6]
1 / 96
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
پښتونخوا ملي عوامي ګوند
پشتونخوا ملی عوامی پارٹی

Pakhtunkhwa National People's Party

PkMAP 1989 Centre-left[5] to Left-wing Mahmood Achakzai
1 / 336
National Party
نيشنل پارٹی
Nīšonal Pārṭī
NP 2003 Centre-left Abdul Malik Baloch
1 / 336
1 / 96
Balochistan National Party
بلوچستان نيشنل پارٹی
Balōčistān Nīšonal Pārṭī
BNP 1996 Left-wing Akhtar Mengal
1 / 336
1 / 96
Balochistan Awami Party
بلوچستان عوامی پارٹی
Balōčistān Awāmī Pārṭī
Balochistan People's Party
BAP 2018 Centre[5] Khalid Hussain Magsi
1 / 336
4 / 96
Grand Democratic Alliance
گرانڈ جمہوری اتحاد
Grānd Jumhuuri Ittehaad
GDA 2018 Big tent Pir of Pagaro VIII
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party
استحکامِ پاکستان
Pakistan Stability Party
IPP 2023 Radical centre Aleem Khan
4 / 336
Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen
مجلس وحدتِ مسلمین
Muslim Unity Assembly
MWM 2009 Centre to Right-wing[d][7] Allama Raja Nasir Abbas
1 / 336
1 / 96
Pakistan Muslim League (Z)
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ض)
PML-Z 2002 Far-right Ijaz-ul-Haq
1 / 336
Independent
آزاد اراکین
IND
N/A
1 / 336
5 / 96

Mainstream political parties

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Pakistan Muslim League (N)

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Nawaz Sharif, PMLN head and founder.

The Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz is a Pakistani conservative political party that was founded in 1993 by senior politician, Nawaz Sharif.[8] 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.[8] It saw rapid growth under Nawaz Sharif in the 1990s as it entered a two-party system with the Pakistan People's Party.[9] 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.[10] 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 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.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

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Imran Khan, PTI founder and its first chairman.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 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.[9] It advocates for welfarism and has promoted turning Pakistan into a modern welfare state.[11] It has often seen populism around Imran Khan, 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.[12] 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 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.[13] 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.

Pakistan People’s Party

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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Asif Ali Zardari, current PPP heads as well as the grandson of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and husband of Benazir Bhutto.

The Pakistan People's Party 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.[14] 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[15] and has been left-wing for most of its existence with its founder, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being 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 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 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).

Provincial Assembly members

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This is the list of parties that are currently represented in any of the 5 Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan, which includes, the Provincial assembly in Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, KPK and Gilgit-Baltistan

Party Abrr. Flag Sindh Punjab Balochistan KPK Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
پاکستان تحريکِ انصاف

Pakistan Movement for Justice

PTI
12 / 168
132 / 371
117 / 145
21 / 33
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن)
PML-N
204 / 371
17 / 65
9 / 145
3 / 33
Pakistan Peoples Party
پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی
PPP
117 / 168
15 / 371
18 / 65
5 / 145
5 / 33
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
جمیعت علمائے اسلام (ف)}

Assembly of Islamic Clerics (F)

JUI
13 / 65
9 / 145
1 / 33
Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
متحدہ قومی موومنٹ پاکستان

United National Movement - Pakistan

MQM-P
36 / 168
Awami National Party
عوامی نيشنل پارٹی

People's National Party

ANP
3 / 65
2 / 145
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ق)
PML-Q
10 / 371
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party
استحکامِ پاکستان

Pakistan Stability Party

IPP
6 / 371
Balochistan National Party
بلوچستان نيشنل پارٹی
BNP
1 / 65
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Balochistan Awami Party
بلوچستان عوامی پارٹی

Balochistan People's Party

BAP
5 / 65
National Party
نيشنل پارٹی
Nīšonal Pārṭī
NP
4 / 65
Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen
مجلس وحدت مسلمین

Muslim Unity Assembly

MWM
1 / 371
1 / 33
Parties that are unrepresented in the Parliament and are only represented through Provincial assemblies
Grand Democratic Alliance
گرانڈ جمہوری اتحاد
GDA
2 / 168
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians

پاکستان تحریکِ انصاف پارلیمنٹرینز

Pakistan Movement for Justice Parliamentarians

PTI-P
2 / 145
Jamaat-e-Islami
جماعتِ اسلامی
Islamic Party
JI
1 / 168
1 / 65
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
تحریک لبیک پاکستان

Here-I-Am Movement Pakistan

TLP
1 / 371
Balochistan National Party (Awami)
بلوچستان نیشنل پارٹی (عوامی)

Balochistan National Party (People's)

BNP-A
1 / 65
Haq Do Tehreek Balochistan

Give Rights Movement Balochistan

HDTB
1 / 65
Balawaristan National Front[e]
بلاورستان نيشنل فرنٹ
Balāwaristān Naishanal Franṭ
BNF
1 / 33
Islami Tehreek Pakistan
اسلامی تحریک پاکستان

Islamic Movement Pakistan

ITP
1 / 33
Independent
آزاد اراکین
IND
1 / 371
1 / 145
1 / 33

Unrepresented parties

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This is the list of registered parties that are currently unrepresented in Parliament and any of the provincial assemblies of Pakistan since 2024.[6]

Party Abrr. Flag Founded Political position Leader Core ideology
Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek
الله اکبر تحریک

God is Great Movement

AAT Muhammad Aslam Rabbani[17]
Awami Muslim League
عوامی مسلم لیگ پاکستان
Awāmī Musallam League Pākistān

People's Muslim League

AML 2008 Centre Sheikh Rashid Ahmed
Awami Workers Party
عوامی ورکرز پارٹی
People's Workers Party
AWP 2012 Left-wing[5] Akhtar Hussain
Barabri Party Pakistan
برابری پارٹی پاکستان

Equality Party Pakistan

BPP 2018 Left-wing Jawad Ahmad
Haqooq-e-Khalq Party
حقوقِ خلق پارٹی پاکستان

Rights of the People Party

HKP 2022 Left-wing[5] Ammar Ali Jan
Hazara Democratic Party
ہزارہ ڈیموکریٹک پارٹی
HDP 2003 Centre-left Abdul Khaliq Hazara
Jamhoori Wattan Party
جمہوری وطن پارٹی
Democratic National Party
JWP 1990 Centre-left[18] to Left-wing Shahzain Bugti
Jamiat Ahle Hadith[f]
جمیعت اہلِ حدیث
المركزى جمعية اهلحديث الباكستان

Assembly of People of Hadith

JAH 1986 Far-right Sajid Mir
Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Imam Noorani)
جمعیت علماء پاکستان (امام نورانی)

Assembly of Islamic Clerics (Imam Noorani)

JUP-IN 1948 Right-wing Shah Owais Noorani[19]
Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Noorani)
جمعیت علماء پاکستان (نورانی)

Assembly of Islamic Clerics (Noorani)

JUP-N 1948 Abul Khair Muhammad Zubair[17]
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S)
جمعیت علمائے اسلام (س)

Assembly of Islamic Clerics (S)

JUI-S 1980 Far-right Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani[20]
Jamote Qaumi Movement
جاموٹ قومی موومنٹ

Jamote National Movement

JQM 1996 Mir Abdul Majid Abro
Muhajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi[g]
مہاجر قومی موومنٹ حقیقی

Muhajir National Movement - True

MQM-H 1992 Center-left Afaq Ahmed
Mustaqbil Pakistan
مستقبل پاکستان

Future Pakistan

MP 2010 Nadeem Mumtaz Qureshi[21]
National Democratic Movement
ملي جمهوري غورځنګ
Millī Jumhūrī Ghōrźang
قومی جمہوری تحریک
NDM 2021 Centre-left Mohsin Dawar
National Democratic Party

نیشنل ڈیموکریٹک پارٹی

NDP 2018
Pakistan Awami Tehreek
پاکستان عوامی تحريک
Pakistan People's Movement
PAT 1989 Centrism
Fiscal: Centre-left
Social: Centre-right
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Pakistan Muslim League (J)
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ج)
PML-J 1988 Muhammad Iqbal Dar[17]
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی (شہید بھٹو)
پيپلزپارٽي شهيدڀٽو

Pakistan Peoples Party (Martyr Bhutto)

PPP-S 1997 Left-wing Ghinwa Bhutto
Pakistan Peoples Party Workers
پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی ورکرز
PPP-W 2014 Centre-left Safdar Ali Abbasi
Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party
پاکستان راہِ حق پارٹیي

Pakistan Path of Truth Party

PRHP 2012 Far-right Ibrahim Khan Qasmi
Pakistan Sunni Tehreek
پاکستان سنی تحریک

Pakistan Sunni Movement

PST 1990 Far-right Sarwat Ejaz Qadri[6]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Nazriati
پاکستان تحریک انصاف نظریاتی

Pakistan Movement for Justice Ideological

PTI-N 2012 Akhtar Iqbal Dar
Pasban-e-Pakistan[h]
پاسبان پاکستان
Guardians of Pakistan
PP 2015 Single-issue Altaf Shakoor
Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party Pakistan
پشتونخوا نیشنل عوامی پارٹی

Pashtunkhwa National People's Party

PKNAP 2022 Left-wing Khushal Khan Kakar
Qaumi Awami Tahreek
قومی عوامی تحریک

National People's Movement

QAT 1970 Left-wing to far-left Ayaz Latif Palijo[17]
Qaumi Watan Party
قومی وطن پارٹی
قومي وطن ګوند

National Homeland Party

QWP 2012 Centre-left Aftab Ahmad Sherpao
Rabita Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
رابطہ جمعیت علمائے اسلام

Associated Assembly of Islamic Clerics

RJUI 2020 Far-right Muhammad Khan Sherani
Sindh United Party
سندھ یونائیٹڈ پارٹی
سنڌ يونائيٽڊ پارٽي
SUP 2006 Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah
Tabdeeli Pasand Party Pakistan

تبدیلی پسند پارٹی پاکستان

Progressive Party Pakistan

TPPP 2012 Ali Kazi[22]

Dissolved parties

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Party Abrr. Flag Founded Dissolved Political
position
Founder/Leader(s)
All Pakistan Awami Muslim League
آل پاکستان عوامی مسلم لیگ
নিখিল পাকিস্তান আওয়ামী মুসলিম লীগ

All Pakistan People's Muslim League

APAML 1950 1971 Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan
عوامی جمهوری اتحاد

People's Democratic Alliance Pakistan

AJIP 2012 2015 Liaqat Khan Tarakai
Awami Raj Party[i]
عوامی راج پارٹی

People's Rule Party

ARJ 2023 Jamshed Dasti
Azad Pakistan Party
آزاد پاکستان پارٹی

Free Pakistan Party

APP 1949 1957 Left-wing Mian Iftikharuddin
Combined Opposition Parties
اپوزیشن جماعتوں کی مشترکہ
COP 1965 1965 Big tent Fatima Jinnah
Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party
کمیونسٹ مزدور کسان پارٹی
Communist Workers and Farmers Party
CMKP 1995 2015 Far-left
Convention Muslim League
کنونشن مسلم لیگ
ML-C 1962 1970s Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman[23]
Council Muslim League
کونسل مسلم لیگ
ML-Co 1962 1970s Khawaja Nazimuddin[23]
Ganatantri Dal
গণতন্ত্রী দল

Democratic Party

GD 1953 1957 Mahmud Ali
Haji Mohammad Danesh
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
اسلامی جمہوری اتحاد
Islamic Democratic Alliance
IJI 1988 1990 Right-wing Nawaz Sharif
Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Nazryati
جمعیت علمائے اسلام (نظریاتی)

Assembly of Islamic Clerics (Ideological)

JUI-N 2007 2016 Maulvi Asmatullah
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
جمیعت علمائے اسلام

Assembly of Islamic Clerics

JUI 1945 1980 Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Khaksar movement
تحریکِ خاکسار
KM 1931 1970s Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
Labour Party Pakistan
لیبر پارٹی پاکستان
LPP 1986 2012 Left-wing
to far-left
Millat Party
ملت پارٹی

Nation Party

MP 1997 2004 Farooq Leghari
Muslim League
مسلم لیگ
মুসলিম লীগ
ML 1947 1958 Big tent Muhammad Ali Jinnah
National Awami Party
نیشنل عوامی پارٹی
ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি
National People's Party
NAP 1957 1962 Left-wing Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
National Awami Party (Wali)
نیشنل عوامی پارٹی (ولي)

National People's Party (Wali)

NAP-W 1967 1986 Left-wing Khan Abdul Wali Khan
National Peoples Party
نیشنل پیپلز پارٹی
NPP 1986 2013 Mustafa Jatoi
National Workers Party
نیشنل ورکرز پارٹی
NWP 1999 2010 Left-wing Abid Hassan Minto
Pakistan Democratic Party
پاکستان جمہوری پارٹی
PDP 1967 2012 Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan
Pakistan Hindu Party
پاکستان ہندو پارٹی
PHP 1990 Rana Chandra Singh
Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party
پاکستان جسٹس وڈیموکریٹک پارٹی
PJDP 2015 2023 Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Pakistan Mazdoor Kissan Party
پاکستان مزدور کسان پارٹی

Pakistan Labourers and Farmers Party

PMKP 1974 2015 Afzal Shah Khamosh
Pakistan Muslim League
پاکستان مسلم لیگ
PML 1962[j]
1969[k]
1977[l]
1969[j]
1977[k]
1985[l]
Ayub Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah)
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (جناح)
PML-J 1995 2004 Manzoor Wattoo
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
پاکستان مسلم ليگ (قيوم)
PML-Qy 1970 1993 Abdul Qayyum Khan
Pakistan Peoples Muslim League
پاکستان پیپلز مسلم لیگ
Formerly Pakistan Muslim League (Like-Minded)
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ہم خیال)
PPML 2009 2013 Arbab Ghulam Rahim
Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian (Patriots) PPP-PP
2002
2017 Rao Sikander Iqbal
Faisal Saleh Hayat
Pakistan Socialist Party

پاکستان سوشلسٹ پارٹی

PSP 1948 1958 Left-wing
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Gulalai)[m]
پاکستان تحريکِ انصاف (گلالئی)

Pakistan Movment for Justice (Gulalai)

PTI-G 2018 2023 Ayesha Gulalai
Pak Sarzameen Party
پاک سر زمین پارٹی

Pure Homeland Party

PSP 2016 2023 Centre-left Mustafa Kamal
Pukhtoonkhwa Mazdoor Kissan Party
پختونخواہ مزدور کسان پارٹی

Pakhtunkhwa Labourers and Farmers Party

PkMKP 1979 1989 Sher Ali Bacha[24]
Qaumi Inqilabi Party
قومی الانقلابی پارٹی

National Revolutionary Party

QIP 1987 Left-wing
Republican Party
ریپبلکن پارٹی
RP 1955 1958 Centre-right Feroz Khan Noon
Sindh Awami Ittehad
سندھ عوامي اتحاد
سنڌ عوامي اتحاد

Sindh People's Alliance

SAI 2012 2017 Liaquat Ali Jatoi
Sindh Hari Committee
سنڌ هاري ڪاميٽي

Sindh Farmer Committee

SHC 1930 Left-wing G. M. Syed
Sindh Mohajir Punjabi Pathan Muttahida Mahaz
سندھ مہاجر پنجابی پٹھان متحدہ محاذ
Sindh Muhajir Punjabi Pashtun United Front
SMPPMM 1969 Nawab Muzaffar Khan[25]
Sindh National Front

سندھ نیشنل فرنٹ

سنڌ نيشنل فرنٽ

SNF 1989 2017 Mumtaz Bhutto
Tehreek-e-Istiqlal
تحریک استقلال

Solidarity Movement

TI 1970 2012 Asghar Khan
Tehreek-e-Jafaria
تحریک جعفریہ پاکستان
Movement for Shia Law
TJ 1979 Far-right Arif Hussain Hussaini
Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Pakistan
تحریک تحفظ پاکستان
Movement for the Protection of Pakistan
TTP 2012 2013 Centre Abdul Qadeer Khan
Workers Party Pakistan
ورکرز پارٹی پاکستان
WPP 2010 2012 Far-left Abid Hassan Minto

Unregistered parties

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Party Abrr. Flag Date of foundation Political position Leader(s)
Mazdoor Kisan Party
مزدور کسان پارٹی
Workers and Peasants Party
MKP 1968 Far-left Afzal Shah Khamosh[26]
Pakistan Christian Congress
پاکستان کرسچین کانگریس
PCC 1985 Centre-right Nazir S Bhatti
Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party
سنڌ ترقي پسند پارٽي
سندھ ترقی پسند پارٹی

Sindh Progressive Party

STP 1991 Left-wing Qadir Magsi
Pakistan Green Party
پاکستان گرین پارٹی
PGP 2002 Green Liaquat Ali Shaikh
Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam
مجلسِ احرارِ اسلام

Assembly of the Free of Islam

MAI 1929 Far-right Syed Muhammad Kafeel Bukhari[27]
Communist Party of Pakistan
کمیونسٹ پارٹی آف پاکستان
CPP 1948 Far-left Jameel Ahmad Malik[28]
Pakistan Social Democratic Party
پاکستان سوشل ڈیموکریٹک پارٹی
PSDP Mujeeb ur Rehman Kiani
Communist Party of Pakistan (Thaheem)
کمیونسٹ پارٹی آف پاکستان (تھہیم)
CPP 2002 Far-left Khadim Thaheem[29]
All Pakistan Muslim League
آل پاکستان مسلم لیگ
APML 2010 Centre to centre-right
Bahawalpur National Awami Party
بہاولپور نیشنل عوامی پارٹی

Bahawalpur National People's Party

BNAP 2010 Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi
Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement GBUM
All Pakistan Minorities Alliance
آل پاکستان اقلیتی اتحاد
APML Paul Bhatti
Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London
متحدہ قومی موومنٹ لندن
Muttaḥidah Qọ̄mī MūwmaṅṫUnited National Movement - London
MQM-L 1984 Altaf Hussain
Awaam Pakistan
عوام پاکستان

People Pakistan

AP 2024 Shahid Khaqan Abbasi[30]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The current national assembly in Pakistan is under severe allegations of rigging, fraud and electoral misconduct to learn more see Allegations of rigging in the 2024 Pakistani general election
  2. ^ Officially registered by Election Commission of Pakistan as Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan[6]
  3. ^ Officially registered by Election Commission of Pakistan as Pakistan Muslim League[6]
  4. ^ Officially the MWM states that it is politically aligned with the PTI at the Centre, but the party has also been considered as Right-wing due to its emphasis on religious values.
  5. ^ Although, represented by BNF's Leader Nawaz Khan Naji as Independent candidate[16] but technically may be considered as BNF's representation.
  6. ^ Officially registered by Election Commission of Pakistan as Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith Pakistan[6]
  7. ^ Officially registered by Election Commission of Pakistan as Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan[6]
  8. ^ Officially registered by Election Commission of Pakistan as Pasban Democratic Party[6]
  9. ^ It was officially registered by Election Commission of Pakistan as Pakistan Awami Raj[17]
  10. ^ a b See First phase (1962–1969)
  11. ^ a b See Second phase (1969–1977)
  12. ^ a b See Third phase (1977–1985)
  13. ^ It was officially registered by Election Commission of Pakistan as Jamaat-e-Suffah[17]

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  4. ^ Baloch Nationalism: Its Origin and Development, Taj Mohammad Breseeg, 2004
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  7. ^ The Islamic Politics For Future, The Ideology Agenda of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (Pakistan), (2016), p. 25
  8. ^ a b Col Y Udaya Chandar (Retd), ed. (2018). Independent India s All the Seven Wars. Notion Press. ISBN 9781948473224. ... Over the next decade, she alternated power with the conservative Pakistan Muslim League-N(PML(N)) led by Nawaz Sharif, as the country's political and economic situation deteriorated. ...
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