Pakistan Democratic Party
Pakistan Democratic Party پاکستان جمہوری پارٹی | |
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| Abbreviation | PDP |
| Chairman | Nawabzada Mansoor Ahmed Khan |
| Secretary-General | Nawaz Gondal |
| Vice President | Basharat Mirza |
| Senior Leader | Arshad Chaudhary |
| Founder | Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan |
| Founded | June 1967 |
| Dissolved | 2012 |
| Merged into | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| National affiliation | ARD |
| Election symbol | |
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The Pakistan Democratic Party (PDP) was a political party in Pakistan, founded by Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan in June 1967.[2][3] Nawbzada Nasrullah Khan led the party until his death in 2003.[4][5] After Nawab's death, the party's leadership was later taken by his son Nawabzada Mansoor Ahmed Khan; the party later merged with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2012.[5][6][7] It was a major rival during Pakistan's former president, Pervez Musharraf's presidency due to its affiliation with Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) led by its chief Nawbzada Nasrullah Khan along with PML-N and PPP which was created to campaign for Pakistan’s return to civilian rule after the 1999 military coup led by General Musharraf and was reported to include over a dozen political parties.[8][9]
Electoral history
[edit]At the legislative elections held on 20 October 2002, the party won 0.29% of the popular vote.
National Assembly elections
[edit]| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 1970 | 737,958 | 2.24% | 1 / 313
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| 1988 | 80,473 | 0.40% | 1 / 237
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| 1990 | 51,645 | 0.24% | 0 / 237
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| 1997 | 47,153 | 0.24% | 0 / 237
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| 2002 | 83,976 | 0.29% | 0 / 342
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| 2008 | 64, 505 | 0.19% | 0 / 342
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Leadership
[edit]- Muhammad Arshad Chaudhry[10]
- Nawaz Gondal,[11][10] secretary general
- Nawabzada Mansoor Ahmed Khan,[12] chairman of the party
- Basharat Mirza,[5][13] vice-president
- Asghar Khan, Chairman of the Manifesto Committee (1969-70)[14][15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Allotment of election symbols complete: PPP given arrow, PML gets tiger". Dawn (newspaper). 20 August 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "The endgame of a dictator". The News International (newspaper). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "List of Political Parties as exist on Our Record (as on 2012)" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Nasrullah re-elected PDP chief". Dawn (newspaper). 4 August 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mansoor elected PDP chief". Dawn (newspaper). 13 October 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "PDP chief to announce merger with PTI". Pakistan Today (newspaper). 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Hashmi made PTI president". Dawn (newspaper). 19 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Leaders busy in personal rather than parties' campaigns". Dawn (newspaper). 8 October 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "PESHAWAR: ARD calls for president's election under Constitution". Dawn (newspaper). 26 October 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Nawabzada – a great democrat not treated well". The Nation (newspaper). 27 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "PDM merger into PTI". The Nation (newspaper). 19 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "PDP believes in heads I win, tails you lose". Dawn (newspaper). 4 February 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Demand for fair probe into May 12 violence". Dawn (newspaper). 12 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Ahmad, Iftikhar (1976). Pakistan General Elections, 1970. South Asian Institute, Punjab University. p. 46.
- ^ Ahmad, Mushtaq (1971). Politics Without Social Change. Space Publishers.
- ^ Area Handbook for Pakistan. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1971. p. 238.
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