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Omar Ayub
Omar Ayub Khan (; born 26 January 1970) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan), Leader of the Opposition. He was the last Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs under the Prime Ministership of Imran Khan from April 2021 until April 2022. He previously served as Ministry of Energy (Pakistan), Federal Minister for Energy from 11 September 2018 to 16 April 2021. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. He is the grandson of the former President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan (general), Field Marshal Ayub Khan and the son of Gohar Ayub Khan, who was also a politician. Previously, he served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2014 to 2015. He also served as the Ministry of Finance and Revenue, Minister of State for Finance in the federal cabinet from 2004 to 2007. He has served as Secretary General of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari (born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician serving as the 14th president of Pakistan since 2024, having held the same office from 2008 to 2013. He is the president of Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party from December 2007 until December 2015. He is the first president born after Independence. He is the widower of twice-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2018 to 2023, and in 2024. The son of Hakim Ali Zardari, a landowner from Sindh, Zardari rose to prominence after his marriage to Benazir Bhutto in 1987, who became the Prime Minister of Pakistan after her election in 1988. When Bhutto's government was dismissed by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan in 1990, Zardari was widely criticized for involvement in corruption scandals that led to its collapse. When Bhutto was reelected in 1993, Zardari served as Federal Investment Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayub Khan (President Of Pakistan)
Mohammad Ayub Khan (14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974) was a Pakistani military dictator who served as the second president of Pakistan from 1958 until his resignation on 1969. He was the first native commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army, serving from 1951 to 1958. Khan rose to prominence after his 1958 coup d'état which ousted President Iskandar Ali Mirza, who had himself imposed martial law in the country. Ayub Khan's presidency ended in 1969 when he resigned amid the 1968–69 Pakistan revolution. Born in the North-West Frontier Province, Ayub Khan was educated from the Aligarh Muslim University and trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He fought in the Second World War on the British side against the Imperial Japanese Army. After the Partition of British India in August 1947, he joined the Pakistan Army and was posted in East Bengal. In 1951, he became the first native commander-in-chief, succeeding General Gracey. From 1953 to 1958, he served in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Finance, Revenue And Economic Affairs
The Ministry of Finance is a cabinet-level ministry of the government of Pakistan that is in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. A Finance Minister, an executive or cabinet position heads it. The Minister is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget to the Parliament of Pakistan. History of the Ministry of Finance Established as the first administrative ministry of Pakistan's executive branch in 1947, the Ministry of Finance is considered among the most powerful portfolio and prestigious executive assignments in Pakistan's political spectrum. Ghulam Muhammad, the first finance minister of Pakistan, had neither a watermark nor a security thread. In the line of session to the prime minister, the Finance Minister is second-in-line, and many have ascended as Prime Minister after serving first as Finance Minister. Divisions Finance The ''Finance Division'' comes under the supervision of the Secretary of Finance. The div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The Opposition (Pakistan)
The leader of the opposition (Urdu language, Urdu: قائد حزب اختلاف) is the people's elected politician who is, by law, the leader of the Official Opposition in Pakistan. The leader of the opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly that is not in Government of Pakistan, government. This is usually the leader of the second-largest political party in the National Assembly. The leader of the opposition is normally viewed as an alternative Prime Minister. There is also a leader of the opposition in the Pakistan Senate, Senate, who is elected / nominated separately by the opposition members of the Senate of Pakistan. Powers of the opposition leader The leader of opposition has constitutional authority to consult with the elected prime minister for appointment of a caretaker prime minister. A caretaker prime minister is appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and oppositio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abid Sher Ali
Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (; born 21 November 1971) is a Pakistani politician who Previously, served as Minister of State for Power from July 2013 to May 2018. Previously served as Chairman of National Assembly for Education from 2008 to till 2013. He is serving as Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) since 2002. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018 for 3 Consecutive Terms (each term comprising 3 years). On 31 May 2002, Abid elected as Senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), for his efforts for party in hard time, and given party ticket to him. Abid elected as Chairman of National Assembly for Standing Committee for Education in 2008. After 2013 general elections Abid appointed as Minister of State for Water and Power until disqualification of Nawaz Sharif, given to him same ministry after election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Country In 2018, he lost the election to Farrukh Habib. Abid Sher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League" (officially registered as the Pakistan Muslim League) is a political party in Pakistan. As of the 2024 parliamentary election, it has a representation of five seats. It previously served as an ally of former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf's government, and led a joint election campaign in 2013 alongside Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Punjab and Balochistan provinces against its rival Pakistan Muslim League (N), a fiscally conservative and centre-right force. Its leadership and members were once part of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) presided by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. After the 1997 general elections, political differences arose that ultimately led to the creation of a faction inside the party. The dissidents, led by Shujaat Hussain, called for strong and vocal support for the 1999 military coup d'état staged and led by then- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Peoples Muslim League
The Pakistan Peoples Muslim League (PPML), formerly known as the Pakistan Muslim League (Like-Minded) and abbreviated as PML (LM), was a political party in Pakistan led by former Chief Minister of Sindh Arbab Ghulam Rahim. The party was a breakaway faction of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q). It emerged in 2009 after many members of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) became disillusioned by the questionable decisions of the Chaudhrys of Gujrat who were alleged to be making important decisions without consulting any of the senior party members and making the party an undemocratic "family party." In May 2013, the PPML merged with the Pakistan Muslim League (N). Many PML (Q) heavyweights including Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Hamid Nasir Chattha, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Humayun Akhtar Khan, Haroon Akhtar Khan, Salim Saifullah Khan, Humayun Saifullah Khan, Gohar Ayub Khan, Omar Ayub Khan, Kashmala Tariq, Mian Atta Muhammad Manika and many other like-minded politicians got together to form wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the largest in the National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly. The party was founded in 1993, when a number of prominent Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative politicians in the country joined hands after the dissolution of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad, Islamic Democratic Alliance, under the leadership of former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Party platform, party's platform is generally Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative, which involves supporting free markets, deregulation, Tax cut, lower taxes and Privatization, private ownership. Although the party initially supported social conservatism, in recent years, the party's political ideology and platform has become more Liberal conservatism, liberally conservative. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is List of cities in Pakistan by population, its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country by area. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor. Pakistan is the site of History of Pakistan, several ancient cultures, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the fourth largest province of Pakistan by land area and the third-largest province by population. It is bordered by Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the south; Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Islamabad Capital Territory, and Azad Kashmir to the east; and Gilgit-Baltistan to the north and northeast. It shares an Durand Line, international border with Afghanistan to the west. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a varied geography of rugged mountain ranges, valleys, rolling foothills, and dense agricultural farms. While it is the third-largest Pakistani province in terms of both its population and Economy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, its economy, it is geographically the smallest. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's share of Pakistan's GDP has historically com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haripur, Pakistan
Haripur (Hindko language, Hindko, ) is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, 14th largest city by population in the province, and serves as the headquarter of its namesake Haripur Tehsil, tehsil and Haripur District, district. Located some north of Islamabad Capital Territory and south of Abbottabad, Haripur is in a hilly plain area at an altitude of . History Haripur was founded by Hari Singh Nalwa, a Sikh commander of Ranjit Singh, in 1822 and became the headquarters of Hazara region, Hazara until 1848. Hari Singh Nalwa had been appointed as the Nazim of Hazara after the first Nazim Amar Singh Majithia was killed by the local populace at Samundar Katha, Abbottabad. The town was visited by Charles von Hügel, Baron Hugel on 23 December 1835, and he found it humming with activity. The British East India Company conquered Haripur after the defeat of the Sikhs in the first Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. The PTI ranks among the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N), Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML–N) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). Despite Khan's popular persona in Pakistan, the PTI had limited initial success: it failed to win, as a collective, a single seat in the 1997 Pakistani general election, 1997 general election and the 2002 Pakistani general election, 2002 general election; only Khan himself was able to win a seat. From 1999 to 2007, the PTI supported the presidency of General Pervez Musharraf. It later rose in opposition to Musharraf in 2007 and also boycotted the 2008 Pakistani general election, 2008 general election, accusing it of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
