Pakistan Muslim League (Z)
Pakistan Muslim League (Zia-ul-Haq Shaheed) پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ض) | |
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| Leader | Ijaz-ul-Haq |
| Founded | October 2002 |
| Split from | Pakistan Muslim League |
| Headquarters | Bahawalnagar, Punjab |
| Ideology |
Pakistani nationalism Conservatism Islamism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colors |
Green |
| Senate |
0 / 104
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| National Assembly |
1 / 342
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| Punjab Assembly |
3 / 371
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| Website | |
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Pakistan Muslim League (Zia-ul-Haq Shaheed) (Urdu: پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ض) is a political party in Pakistan formed in 2002. It is named after General Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistan's Ex-President from 1978 to 1988. With the general elections of 2002, Ijaz-ul-Haq won the National assembly seat, and merged with the Pervez Musharraf-endorsed Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[1] It gained the federal religious affairs ministry under Ijaz. After PML-Q was routed following the general elections of 2008, PML-Z separated from the larger party in February 2010.CH Mubashir Ahmad Arain is founder member of PML Z which belongs from sargodha.
In March, PML-Zia successfully contested by-elections held in Bahawalnagar for Member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly, upsetting the Pakistan Peoples Party.[2] During the floods of 2010, the party also came to attention for distributing relief goods worth millions of rupees in Southern Punjab.[3]
On October 9, 2011, PML-Zia became the only party to support the PML-N's threat to dissolve the Punjab Assembly and pre-empt the PPP's expected victory in the 2012 Senate elections.[4] In the general elections in 2013, PML-Z contested two seats and won again from NA-191 Bahawalnagar in the National Assembly, and two seats in the Punjab Assembly. Ijaz's constituency NA-191 recorded the highest voter turnout in the country for 2013.[5]
Election results
Parliamentary Elections
| Election date | Number of votes received | Percentage of votes | Number of deputies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3 | 1 / 342 | |
| 2013 | 128,510 | 0.28 | 1 / 342 |
| 2018 | 1,406 | 0.00 | 0 / 342 |
References
- ↑ "Parties to inform EC about merger with PML". Dawn. May 20, 2004.
- ↑ "PML-N wins NA-123, PP-82 slots". PakTribune. March 11, 2010.
- ↑ "PML-Z to distribute relief goods". Pakistan Daily. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012.
- ↑ "PML-N threatens to dissolve Punjab Assembly". Express Tribune. October 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Pakistan elections 2013 total voter turnout: 55%". Express Tribune. May 21, 2013.
