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PML(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- Chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Assembly Of Punjab
The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, also known as the Punjab Assembly, is the supreme Legislature, legislative body of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. It convenes at the #Assembly building, Assembly Building in Lahore, the Capital city, capital of Punjab. It is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives; and was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan, having a total of 371 seats, with 297 general seats, 66 seats reserved for women and 8 reserved for non-Muslims. Assembly building The two-story Assembly Chamber, residential hostels, and expansive lawns cover on the The Mall, Lahore, Shahrah-e-Quaid-Azam (the Mall). After it was completed in 1935, the Assembly Chamber housed the Assembly for the Punjab Province (British India), Punjab Province. After the Radcliffe Line, division of Punjab and the Pakistan Movement, emergence of Pakistan, the building became the administrative center of Pakistani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shujaat Hussain
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (born 27 January 1946) is a senior Pakistani politician who previously served as 16th prime minister of Pakistan. Hussain is the Party chair, party president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), PML(Q) since 2003. Hailing from the business-industrialist Chaudhry family from the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan, Hussain graduated from the Forman Christian College University, FC College University and the University of Punjab, Punjab University. After his graduation, Hussain subsequently joined the family business comprising large numbers of industries, textiles, agricultural farms, sugar and flour mills. He successfully contested in the non-partisan 1985 Pakistani general election, 1985 elections and was appointed as Cabinet of Pakistan, minister of Ministry of Industry (Pakistan), industry in the government of Prime minister Muhammad Khan Junejo, Muhammad Junejo, lasting until 1988. Hussain became a leader and influential conservative figure in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (born 27 January 1946) is a senior Pakistani politician who previously served as 16th prime minister of Pakistan. Hussain is the party president of the PML(Q) since 2003. Hailing from the business-industrialist Chaudhry family from the Punjab province of Pakistan, Hussain graduated from the FC College University and the Punjab University. After his graduation, Hussain subsequently joined the family business comprising large numbers of industries, textiles, agricultural farms, sugar and flour mills. He successfully contested in the non-partisan 1985 elections and was appointed as minister of industry in the government of Prime minister Muhammad Junejo, lasting until 1988. Hussain became a leader and influential conservative figure in the Islamic Democratic Alliance (IDA) between 1988 and 1990 and joined the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) under Nawaz Sharif in 1993. Hussain served as the 26th Interior minister in the government of Prime minister Nawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mian Muhammad Azhar
Mian Muhammad Azhar () is a Pakistani politician and a businessman representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, serving since February 2024. He is from an Arain family of Lahore, He is a former governor of Punjab (1990-1993) and the founder of PML-Q, of which he was also president. He is one of the largest steel manufacturers of Pakistan and is the CEO of Afco Steel Industries. He was also the mayor of Lahore between 1987 and 1991. He is the father of former Federal Minister Hammad Azhar. Education Azhar studied at the Hailey College of Commerce in Lahore. Political career Being a close aide of Nawaz Sharif in the past, he was also awarded the National Assembly ticket from NA-95 Lahore-IV, the seat vacated by Nawaz Sharif after the 1988 general elections. Azhar won his seat as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad. In 1990, after the dismissal of Benazir Bhutto's first government, he replaced Gen (Rtd.) Tikka Kha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservatism In Pakistan
Conservatism in Pakistan () generally relates to the traditional, social, and religious identities in the politics of Pakistan. American historian Stephen Cohen describes several political constants in Pakistan's conservatism: respect for tradition, the rule of law and the Islamic religion which is integral in the idea of Pakistan. The conservative philosophy, principles, ideas, and traditions were first adopted by the Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan as part of his internal policies in 1950. The conservative tradition has played a major role in Pakistani politics, culture, and organized conservative movement has played a key role in politics only since the 1950s. According to the CIA database, approximately 95–97% of the Pakistani people are the followers of Islam while the remaining believe in Christianity, Hinduism, and others. The conservatism movement in Pakistan has been normally associated with the Pakistan Muslim League (PML)– the successor party to the one w ... [...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] |
National Assembly Of Pakistan
The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assembly has a maximum membership of 336, of which 266 are directly elected by an adult universal suffrage and a First-past-the-post voting, first-past-the-post system to represent their respective List of constituencies of Pakistan, constituencies, while 60 are elected on reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. Members hold their seats for five years or until the house is dissolved by the President of Pakistan, President on the advice of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister. The house convenes at the Parliament House, Islamabad, Parliament House, Red Zone (Islamabad), Red Zone, Islamabad. Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system under universal adult suffrage, representing electo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaudhry Salik Hussain
Chaudhry Salik Hussain is a Pakistani politician who is the current Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development., in office since March 2024. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since October 2018. Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-65 (Chakwal-II) in by-election held on 14 October 2018. On 22 April 2022, he was sworn in as the Federal Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He served without a portfolio for nearly three weeks before being appointed as the Federal Minister for the Board of Investment. He was reportedly tasked with overseeing Chinese and other foreign direct investments and implementing special measures in this regard. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-64 Gujrat-III in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 105,205 votes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Pakistan
The Senate of Pakistan, Constitution of Pakistan, constitutionally the House of the Federation, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. As of 2023, It has a maximum membership of 96, of which 92 are elected by the Member of the Provincial Assembly#Provincial Assemblies in Pakistan, provincial legislatures using single transferable vote; four represent the Islamabad Capital Territory, federal capital. Members sit for terms lasting six years, with half of the house up for election every three years. Unlike the National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly, the Senate is a continuing chamber and hence not subject to dissolution. First convened in 1973, the Senate's composition and powers are established by thArticle 59of the Constitution of Pakistan. Each of the four Administrative units of Pakistan, provinces is represented by 23 senators regardless of population, while the Islamabad Capital Territory is represented by four senators, all of whom serve staggere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Democratic Movement
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (; PDM) was a coalition of List of political parties in Pakistan, political parties in Pakistan. It was founded in September 2020 as a political movement, opposition movement against Imran Khan, accusing his Imran Khan ministry, administration of poor governance, political victimization of opponents, and mismanaging the economy and foreign relations of Pakistan, foreign policy. Khan rebuked these allegations, during and after his tenure as Prime Minister The coalition was also joined by several dissident members of Khan's own party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). On 10 April 2022, the coalition succeeded in ousting Khan through a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, no-confidence motion, after which the PDM formed its own government, choosing the Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan), opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif as the country's next Prime Minister. The president of PDM was Fazal-ur-Rehman (politician), Fazal-ur-Rehman and its spoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Pakistan Muslim League
All Pakistan Muslim League (Urdu: ; APML) was a political party in Pakistan founded by Pervez Musharraf in 2010. The launching ceremony of the party was held in London, but the central secretariat of APML is located in Karachi, Pakistan. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced the de-listing of APML on 13 October 2023. The official notification of its de-listing was issued on 31 October 2023. History The party was founded in 2010. It was named after the historical political party of Muslims in British India called the All India Muslim League, which has been credited with gaining independence for Pakistan from British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another .... Electoral history National Assembly elections References External links * Perv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awami Muslim League (Pakistan)
Awami Muslim League Pakistan () is a List of political parties in Pakistan political party formed in June 2008 by Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad. The party tends to have close relations with the PTI party. Former party This was also the name of the political party founded by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and which later evolved into the Awami League, the party that, under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (himself a former aide to Suharwardy). The All Pakistan Awami Muslim League was formed as a breakaway faction of the "All Pakistan Muslim League" in 1949, within two years of the formation of Pakistan. Two parties of the same name were created in Pakistan. The East Pakistan Awami Muslim League formed by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, which later became Awami League The word Muslim was dropped in 1953. Electoral history NA-62 (Rawalpindi-VI) This constituency of Rawalpindi tends to be the primary electoral seat for AML leader, Shaikh Rasheed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
