Political parties perform multiple functions in a democracy. They help create strong coalitions of citizens’ bodies and interest groups; help develop coherent policy programs; facilitate trainings of legislative candidates and political leaders; allow voters choices to choose among governing teams and policies; and, organize the government and make themselves accountable for their actions. A representative democracy thrives in a multiparty competition.
- Integration and mobilization of citizens;
- Articulation and aggregation of interests;
- Formulation of public policy;
- Recruitment of political leaders; and
- Organization of parliament and government.
- Oversight of the policy implementation
Profile of Major Political Parties
In this section, the detail of major political parties has been provided. The information contained in each party’s page is about the founder of the party, date of establishment of party, party’s flag, slogans, and manifesto, and party’s record of election participation and party contacts etc.
- Allah-O-Akbar Tahreek
- All Pakistan Muslim League
- Awami National Party (ANP)
- Balochistan Awami Party
- Balochistan National Party – Mengal (BNP-M)
- Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA)
- Jamaat-e-Islami
- Jamiat e Ulama e Islam (Fazal-ur-Rehman) (JUI-F)
- Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
- Muttahida Qaumi Movement
- National Party
- Pakistan Muslim League – Functional
- Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz
- Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) PML(Q)
- Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
- Pashtunkhwa Mili Awami Party – PkMAP
- Pak Sarzameen Party
- Qaumi Watan Party
- Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan
Enlisted Political Parties 2018
Enlisted Political Parties 2013
| Party Name | Party Leader | Designation | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan | Dr. Farooq Sattar | Deputy Convener | 494/8 Azizabad Karachi Ph: 021-6313690 / 6329900/6329131 Fax: 6329955 |
| Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith (Lakhwi Group) | Molana Moon-ud-Din Lakhwi | Chief Patron | Jamia Muhammadia Haq Bazar Okara Ph: 0442524259. |
| Pak Wattan Party | Syed Shujaat Ali Bukhari | Chairman | Central Secretariat Dosal Arcade M-6 47 Blue Area Islamabad.PH: 051282295 Fax: 0512270961 |
| Mohajir Ittehad Tehrik | Dr. Saleem Haider | Chairman | 2nd Floor Al-Haroon Building Garden Road Saddar Karachi Ph:021- 2771458-2736770 |
| Mohib-e-Wattan Nowjawan Inqilabion Ki Anjuman (MNAKA) | Ch. Muhammad Asghar | President | Saddar Daftar 45-Miltary Accounts Colony Mustafaabad Lahore. |
| Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan | Afaq Ahmed | Chairman | House No.79 Area 36/E Landhi No.6 Karachi. ***************************** ******** Bait-ul- Hamza Landhi No.2 Karachi-75160 P.O.BOX 15802 |
| Pak Muslim Alliance | Haji Muhammad Rafiq | President | National Secretaiate : 504 Panorama Center-II Raja Ghazanfar Ali Road Saddar Karachi. Ph:021- 5654882. Fax:0215654881 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Qasim) | Dr. Qari Ashfaq Ullah | Central President | Baghichi Sethan Baghbanpura Lahore Cell: 0300-4412388-0300- 4412387 |
| Markazi Jamaat Ahle Hadieth (Zubair) | Allama Hafiz Zubair Ahmad Zahir | Markazi Ameer | Head Office: Jamia Umer bin Abdul Aziz Firdus Market Gulberg III Lahore.Ph: 5882570.Fax: 5868170 |
| Mohajir Kashmir Movement | Kashif Hussain Dutt | President | Chinar House NE - 1534- AB St No:6 National Town Chaklala Road Rawalpindi. 051-5963646 /03335118610 |
| National Peoples Party Workers Group | Muhammad Ashraf Zaib | Chairman | Office Double Story No: 4 Sector :5-G North Karachi |
| Pakistan Awami Quwat Party | Syed Feroz Ahmad Quadri | Chairman | Flat No:402 Mehwish Apartment Block"N" North Nazimabad Karachi. Ph:0216678686/0345231 0966 |
| Pakhtoonkhwa Qaumi Party | Muhammad Afzal Khan | President | Darosh Khela Swat |
| Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians | Makdoom Amin Faheem | President | House No. 1 Street No. 85 G-6/4 Islamabad. Ph: 051-2276014-15 Fax: 051-2276016 |
| Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto) | Ghinwa Bhutto | Chairperson | 71-Clifton Karachi-75600 Ph:021-5865370/1 Fax:021-5861224 |
