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Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
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| Pakistan Muslim League پاکستان مسلم لیگ |
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| Leader | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Central Secretariat Parliament Lodges Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Official ideology/ political position |
Centerism, conservatism |
| International affiliation | none |
| Website | www.pml.org.pk |
The Pakistan Muslim League (Urdu: پاکستان مسلم لیگ ) is a centrist, conservative political party in Pakistan. The present form of PML was formed in 2001.
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The Pakistan Muslim League was founded in 1962 as a successor to the previously disbanded Muslim League, and gained the (Nawaz) or (N) in 1993 for its leader, Nawaz Sharif. Factions of the PML-N broke away in 2001 forming Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam).
The present Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) started as a small group of half a dozen like-minded people in the Nawaz Sharif led faction of PML-N, including Mian Mohammad Azhar, Khurshid Kasuri, Syeda Abida Hussain and her husband Syed Fakhr Imam in defiance of Nawaz Sharif and his family's monopoly on the party. Later on, after the 1999 military coup, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain also joined the so-called "King's Party" because of unconditional support to then President General Pervez Musharraf. Before the local government elections in 2002, the group expanded and took the form of the PML-Q.[1]
In May 2004, various PML factions and other political parties merged with the PML-Q to form a united Pakistan Muslim League (PML), thus leaving out only the Nawaz Sharif led faction of PML. They included former President Farooq Leghari's Millat Party, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi's National People's Party, Arbab Ghulam Rahim's Sindh Democratic Alliance, Hamid Nasir Chattha's PML (Junejo), Pir Pagara's PML (Functional), Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo's PML (Jinnah), and Ijaz-ul-Haq's PML-Z.[2] Later on, Pir Pagara led faction called the PML-Functional again parted ways with the united PML, which led the number of parties being called Pakistan Muslim League to three; PML, PML-N, and PML-F.
At the last legislative elections, 20 October 2002, the party won 25.7% of the popular vote and 69 out of 272 elected members.
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is current President of PML. He was elected un-opposed, and Syed Mushahid Hussain is the Secretary General of PML he was also elected un-opposed. Zafarullah Khan Jamali wanted to compete for Secretary General seat but due to pressure from NAB and Army, he could not succeed.
The President of the party Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and his cousin Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi are the biggest supporters of the Musharraf regime. They have been faithful to the general in even the most adverse circumstances.[3]
Shujaat's father Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi was a supporter of General Ayub Khan but when the governor during his time Khan of Kalabagh favored some of his local opponents, he parted ways with Ayub's Convention League. He opposed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and joined Zia's government. He was killed allegedly by Al Zulfikar organization for his support to General Zia-ul-Haq. After his death Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain continued to support Zia and his Islamization policy. He remained in PML till this party remained the favorite of the military establishment. One the establishment parted ways with Nawaz Sharif, Shujaat and Pervez Illahi came to the rescue of the military regime of General Musharraf and saw their new party PML(Q) win the general elections of 2002. Both have been accused of many financial scandals including the Cooperative Scandal, sugar scandal and bank loan defaults.[4]
Pakistan Muslim League is contesting 2008 legislative elections with other allied parties like Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Pakistan Muslim League (F), and National Peoples Party.[5]
- ^ Akbar, Hasan. "The Rise of the King's Party", Newsline: October 2002 edition.
- ^ Mumtaz, Ashraf. "Parties to inform EC about merger with PML", Dawn, May 20, 2004.
- ^ Amir, Ayaz. "The problem of spine in Pakistani politics", Dawn Newspaper, September 26, 2003.
- ^ Adil, Adnan. "In His Prime", Newsline: July 2004 edition.
- ^ "Seat adjustment between MQM, PML (Q), PML (F), NPP", The News International.
