Politics of Pakistan

Politics of Pakistan Constitution President Prime Minister Parliament National Assembly Senate Supreme Court Political parties Elections Instead of this image, please use Image:Flag of Pakistan. ... Overview Political Groupings Pakistans two largest mainstream parties are the left-wing Pakistan Peoples Party and the centrist Pakistan Muslim League. ... The President of Pakistan is Pakistans Head of State. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... The Parliament of Pakistan is known as the Majlis-e-Shoora (Council of Advisors). ... The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... The Senate of Pakistan is the upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistans judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. ... Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan. ... Politics of Pakistan Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Pakistan ...

The Awami National Party (ANP, Awami meaning People)) is a nationalist political party (leftist) in Pakistan. Party is mostly famous among the Pathans of Pakistan in NWFP, Balochistan, Tribal Areas, Western Punjab,Northern Areas. Party's curret president is Asfandyar Wali Khan. At the last legislative elections, 20 october 2002, the party won 1.0 % of the popular vote but no seats. The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Liberal democracy History of democracy Referenda Representative democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by ideology... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, or ethnic Afghan; in referring to the period of the British Raj or earlier, sometimes Pathan) are an ethnic/religious group of people, living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India who follow Pashtunwali, their indigenous religion. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... The province of Balochistan (or Baluchistan) of Pakistan contains roughly the portion of Balochistan that falls within the borders of present-day Pakistan. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Devanagari: पंजाब, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Politics of Pakistan Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Pakistan ...

History

National Awami Party, was founded in Dhaka,Bangladesh in July 1957. The president was Maulana Bhashani and the general secretary Mahmudul Huq Osmani. In 1967 NAP split mainly into National Awami Party (Bhashani) and National Awami Party (Wali) and Some smaller factions such as Mazdoor Kissan Party. In 1977 NAP was banned in Pakistan by the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to pressure the then national opposition leader, Khan Wali Khan. Thus, the leadership of now banned NAP formed Awami National Party(ANP). ANP is one of many leftist parties of Pakistan. The strongholds of ANP are the Pushtun areas of Pakistan. National Awami Party, a leftist political party in Pakistan. ... One of the Many modern buildings that came up in Dhaka recent years. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maulana Bhashani was a popular political leader in East Pakistan and Bangladesh. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928 – April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician, active in the early years of the Pakistani Government. ... Khan Abdul Wali Khan Khan Abdul Wali Khan was one of the most politically active sons of Bacha Khan. ...

External links

• Awami National Party Official Site
• ANP Overseas
• Ghaffar Khan Site
• Pukhtunistan Website

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