Party Name | Balochistan National Party – Mengal (BNP-M) |
Founder | Sardar Attaullah Mengal |
Date/Year Founded | 1996 |
Geographic Focus | Balochistan |
Flag/ Colours | |
Past Party Heads | Sardar Attaullah Mengal |
Office bearers:
1. Party Head 2. General Secretary |
Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal – President Jahanzeb Jamaldini |
Stance
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Balochistan National Party is a strong proponent of Provincial autonomy and Baloch nationalism. The party advocates Provincial control over natural resources. It considers that Balochi people have been denied their due rights within the Federation. It also believes that the ‘system’ in vogue lacks accountability, and therefore needs reform. |
Slogan/Punch line | Sahil aur Wasail |
Issues in Focus | 1) Control of natural resources by local authority;
2) Return of all missing persons; 3) Political activities of Baloch nationalist parties be allowed without interference; 4) Accountability of those responsible for the killings and disappearances. |
Participation in Elections | Participated: 1997, 2013
Boycotted 2002, 2008 |
Representation in Parliament | From 1997, 2013 |
Manifesto | N/A |
Election Symbol for 2018 | |
Website | N/A |
Contact | Istaqlal Building, Quarry Road, Quetta. Phone: 081-833869 |
Prominent Personalities
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Ataullah Mengal
Sanaullah Baloch Jehanzaib Jamaldini Agha Hassan Baloch Sajid Tareen |