Haji Altaf Hussain Unar (; Sindhi: الطاف حسين انڙ) (1954 – 2014) was a politician from

Larkana Larkana (; ) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site Mohenjo-daro. The historic Indus River flows in east and south of the ci ...

, Sindh, Pakistan. He was elected from the constituency of PS-35 Larkana-I in 2003 as a member of

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 e ...

. He was defeated in 2008 elections by Ghulam Sarwar Khan of

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. He won the 2013 elections on the ticket of

, but was disqualified by the court on 6 March 2014. Altaf Hussain Unar was arrested in 2008 for firing on the car of his political opponent Azra Pechoho, sister of

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, in

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during the by-election of 2006. Altaf Unnar died at his residence in Karachi on 8 March 2014, two days after his disqualification. He was buried in his native village, Aliabad on Friday evening. He left behind six daughters and three sons.

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Profile of Altaf Hussain Unar
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