Azad Pakistan Party

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Azad Pakistan Party
آزاد پاکستان پارٹی
Founder Mian Iftikharuddin
FoundedNovember 1949 (1949-11)
Dissolved1957
Split from ML
Merged into NAP
Political position Left-wing

The Azad Pakistan Party was a leftist Pakistani party founded in November 1949 by Mian Iftikharuddin, an ex-Congressite and a member of the Muslim League who worked for the Pakistan Movement. [1] [2] It was formed in 1949, becoming Pakistan's first opposition party. It, however, failed to make an impact and was later merged with the National Awami Party.

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