Pakistan

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At the national level, Pakistan elects a bicameral legislature, the Parliament of Pakistan, which consists of a directly-elected National Assembly of Pakistan and a Senate whose members are chosen by elected provincial legislators. The Prime Minister of Pakistan is elected by the National Assembly. The President of Pakistan is elected by the Electoral College of Pakistan, which consists of both houses of Parliament together with the provincial assemblies. Flag of the President of Pakistan The President of Pakistan (Sadr-e-Mamlikat or صدرِ مملکہ in Urdu) is Head of State of Pakistan. ... (PA – 6920) General Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرويز مشرف); born August 11, 1943) is a military statesman and currently the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Wazir-e- Azam in Urdu)is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... Shaukat Aziz (Urdu: شوکت عزیز), born March 6, 1949 Karachi, Pakistan is the current Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Pakistan. ... Bold text Majlis-e-Shoora (Urdu: مجلس شوری) (Council of Advisors in Urdu, although referred to as Parliament) is the bicameral federal legislature of Pakistan that consists of the Senate (upper house) and the National Assembly (lower house). ... The Senate of Pakistan is the upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... The current Chairman of the Senate is Muhammad Mian Soomro An Introduction Senate History & Introduction The 1970 Assembly framed the 1973 Constitution which was passed on 12th April and promulgated on 14th August 1973. ... The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... These are the names of Speakers and Presidents of the National Assembly of Pakistan. ... These are the names of deputy speakers of the National Assembly of Pakistan. ... The Supreme Court (Urdu: عدالت اعظمیٰ ) is the apex court in Pakistans judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. ... These are the names of Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. ... The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan This court consists of 8 muslim judges including the Chief Justice. ... The Chief Justice heads the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. ... General elections will be held in Pakistan in late 2007. ... Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan. ... The Pakistan Muslim League (Q), or PML-Q, is a centrist political party in Pakistan, dervied from the original Pakistan Muslim League which had laid foundation of the state of Pakistan. ... The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) (Urdu: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی ) is a mainstream political party in Pakistan. ... Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) (Urdu: متحدہ مجلس عمل ) (United Assembly of Hope) is a Islamic alliance between religious-political parties in Pakistan. ... Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Urdu: متحدہ قومی موومنٹ) generally known as MQM, is a political party in Pakistan founded and currently led by Altaf Hussain. ... The Pakistan Muslim League (N) is a political party in Pakistan. ... Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan. ... Currently, Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two territories, and also portions of Kashmir that are administered by the Pakistani government. ... The Provincial Governors is the head of the province in Pakistan. ... Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan. ... The Government of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) is in Peshawar, the provincial capital of the North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. ... ... Government of Sindh is based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... For main article on the capital of Pakistan go to Islamabad. ... The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are areas of Pakistan outside the four provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 km² (10,507 mi²). // The FATA are bordered by: Afghanistan to the west with the border marked by the Durand Line, the North-West Frontier Province and the Punjab... Azad Kashmir (Urdu: ‎, English: ), is part of the Pakistani administered section of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas; its official name is Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ... The Northern Areas (Urdu: شمالی علاقہ جات) or Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost region of Pakistani-administered Kashmir. ... The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces of Pakistan. ... Following is a list of the major cities in Pakistan organized by subnational entities: // Azad Kashmir Bagh Bhimber Kotli Mirpur Muzaffarabad Plandri Rawlakot Balochistan Main listing: List of cities in Balochistan Amir Chah Bazdar Bela Bellpat Bagh Burj Chagai Chah Sandan Chakku Chaman Chhatr Dalbandin Dera Bugti Dhana Sar Diwana... Pakistan is the second largest Muslim country in terms of population, and its status as a declared nuclear power, being the only Islamic nation to have that status, plays a part in its international role. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... 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. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Wazir-e- Azam in Urdu)is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... Flag of the President of Pakistan The President of Pakistan (Sadr-e-Mamlikat or صدرِ مملکہ in Urdu) is Head of State of Pakistan. ... The President of Pakistan is chosen by an electoral college. ...

In addition to the national parliament and the provincial assemblies, Pakistan also has more than five thousand elected local governments. This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ...

Pakistan has a multi-party system, with numerous parties. Frequently, no single party holds a "majority", and therefore the parties must form alliances during elections to then negotiate the formation of "coalition governments". A multi-party system is a type of party system. ... Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan. ...

Recent Elections

Presidential election, 2004

On January 1, 2004, Gen. Pervez Mushaaf won 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to 'Article 41(8)' of the Constitution of Pakistan, was "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October, 2007. (See Pakistan Gives Musharraf Confidence Vote as President; New York Times; January 1, 2004) January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (PA – 6920) General Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرويز مشرف); born August 11, 1943) is a military statesman and currently the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. ... The President of Pakistan is chosen by an electoral college. ... There have been several documents known as the Constitution of Pakistan. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Prime-Ministerial election, 2004

Shaukat Aziz was elected Prime Minister on August 27, 2004, by a vote of 191 to 151 in the National Assembly of Pakistan, and was sworn in on August 28, 2004. Shaukat Aziz (Urdu: شوکت عزیز), born March 6, 1949 Karachi, Pakistan is the current Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Pakistan. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Parliamentary elections and composition

Electoral history

Image File history File links Flag_of_Pakistan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pakistan_(bordered). ... The first General elections were held in Pakistan in 1970 during the Military regime of Yahya Khan. ... General elections will be held in Pakistan in late 2007. ...

Election of 1947 - 1958

In the period between 1947-1958, there were no direct elections held in Pakistan at the national level. Provincial elections were held occasionally. The West Pakistan provincial elections were described as "a farce, a mockery and a fraud upon the electorate" ('Report of the Electoral Reforms Commission', Government of Pakistan, 1956). Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... West Pakistan was the popular and sometimes official (1955–1970) name of the western wing of Pakistan until 1971, when the eastern wing (East Pakistan) became independent as Bangladesh. ... Electoral fraud is the deliberate interference with the process of an election. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The first direct elections held in the country after independence were for the provincial Assembly of the Punjab between March 10-20, 1951. The elections were held for 197 seats. As many as 939 candidates contested the election for 189 seats, while the remaining seats were filled unopposed. Seven political parties were in the race. The election was held on an adult franchise basis with approximately one-million voters. The turnout remained low. In Lahore, the turnout was 30 per cent of the listed voters and in rural areas of Punjab it was much lower. Look up Punjab in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Lahore (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور) is the capital of the province of Punjab, and the second most populated city in Pakistan, also known as the Gardens of the Mughals or City of Gardens, after the significant rich heritage of the Mughal Empire. ...

On December 8, 1951, the North West Frontier Province held elections for Provincial legislature seats. In a pattern that would be repeated throughout Pakistan's electoral history, many of those who lost accused the winners of cheating and "rigging" the elections. Similarly, in May, 1953 elections to the Provincial legislature of Sindh were held and they were also marred by accusations of rigging. In April, 1954, elections were held for the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly, in which the 'Pakistan Muslim League' lost, and Bengali nationalists won. [1] December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article is about the modern Pakistani province of Sindh. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the Great Leader of the Muslim League The All India Muslim League was a political party in British India and was the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state from British India on the Indian subcontinent. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

1977 General Elections

On January 7, 1977, Prime Minister Bhutto announced snap elections, and the general elections to the provincial and national assemblies were held on March 7 and 10, 1977, respectively. To many, the quick election date was arranged so as not to give sufficient time to the opposition in order for it to make decisions and arrangements in regard to the forthcoming elections. The total number of registered voters in the country was put at 30,899,052. January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Urdu: ذوالفقار علی بھٹو, Sindhi: ذوالفقار علي ڀُٽو) (January 5, 1928 – April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician who served as the President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and as the Prime Minister from 1973 to 1977. ... A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ...

On January 11, 1977, all major and some minor opposition parties had cobbled together an electoral alliance, the Pakistan National Alliance (PNA), to contest elections against Bhutto’s PPP. January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pakistan National Alliance was a nine-party alliance in Pakistan, formed in 1977 to overthrow the rule of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected leader of that country. ... The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) (Urdu: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی ) is a mainstream political party in Pakistan. ...

The official turnout figure was 63 percent – if 19 uncontested seats were discounted, the turnout was 80 percent (the 'PNA' boycotted the Balochistan elections because of an ongoing military operation). The 'PPP' won 58.1 percent of all the votes that were cast, and 136 of the 173 contested NA seats. The 'PNA' won only 35.1 per cent of the vote and 36 seats. 'PPP' had already won 19 NA seats unopposed including the home seat of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Larkana. The 'PNA' levelled allegations of massive vote-rigging and boycotted the provincial elections. Balochistan or Baluchistan may refer to: Balochistan (region) is the name of a large region covering southwest Pakistan and southeast Iran Balochistan (Iran) is part of the Iranian Sistan and Baluchistan Province Balochistan (Pakistan) is the name of a province of Pakistan. ... Larkana or Larkano (Sindhi: لاڙڪاڻو )(Urdu: لاڑکانہ ) is the fourth largest city located in the Northwest of Sindh Province, Pakistan. ...

Seats Won in the 1977 Elections

Source: 'Overseas Weekly Dawn' (March 13, 1977), reprinted in 'Shahid Javed Burki, Pakistan under Bhutto, 1971–1977' (London, 1980), p. 196. March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

National Assembly General Elections of (1988-1997)

N.B: All elections were contested under a separate electorate system, the 1990 elections had allegations of vote-rigging confirmed by foreign observers. For more information, see "How an election was stolen" The Pakistan Democratic Alliance White paper on the Pakistan elections held in 1990. It was published by the weekly 'MID Asia', Islamabad, 1991. The 'MQM' contested the 1988 elections under the name Haq Parast group, it boycotted the 1993 National elections. 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the American magazine, see Foreign Policy. ... Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

(source Herald Election Guide/October 2002 p38)

See also

• Senate of Pakistan
• National Assembly of Pakistan
• President of Pakistan
• Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Speaker of National Assembly
• Deputy Speaker of National Assembly
• List of political parties in Pakistan
• Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan
• Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
• Provincial Assembly of the Sindh

The Senate of Pakistan is the upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... Flag of the President of Pakistan The President of Pakistan (Sadr-e-Mamlikat or صدرِ مملکہ in Urdu) is Head of State of Pakistan. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Wazir-e- Azam in Urdu)is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... These are the names of Speakers and Presidents of the National Assembly of Pakistan. ... These are the names of deputy speakers of the National Assembly of Pakistan. ... Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan. ... Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan is a unicameral house of elected representatives of People of Balochistan established under the Article 106 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. ... now. ... Provincial Assembly of the Sindh is a unicameral house of elected representatives of People of Sindh established under the Article 106 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. ...

Elections in general

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

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External links

• Election Commission of Pakistan
• Pakistan Elections News & Coverage
• PILDAT MNA Directory
• Adam Carr's Election Archive