The Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party,abbreviated as PMAP or PKMAP,is a political party in Pakistan's Balochistan province. It was founded by Mahmood Khan Achakzai,who was elected as the chairman,and Sher Ali Bacha,who served as the General Secretary,in March 1989 in Quetta.
Mahmud Khan Achakzai is a Pakistani Pashtun regionalist politician who is the Chairman of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party. Achakzai completed his Engineering degree from the Peshawar University of Engineering and Technology. In 7th National Congress of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party on 19,20 December 2022 Mahmood khan Achakzai re elected as the Chairman Of PkMAP. He is serving as member of National Assembly of Pakistan since 29 February 2024.
The Provincial Assembly ofKhyber Pakhtunkhwa is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,which is located in Peshawar,the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan,having a total of 145 seats,with 115 general seats,26 seats reserved for women and 4 reserved for non-Muslims.
Faisal Karim Kundi is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the 35th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in office since 4 May 2024. Previously,he held the position of Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety in federal cabinet under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Sardar Mohammad Saleh Bhootani is a Pakistani politician who belongs to a small town Dureji which is located in Lasbela District,Balouchistan. He was the Provincial Minister of Balochistan for Local Government and Rural Development,in office from 8 September 2018 til 12 August 2023. He had been a member of Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he served as Provincial Minister of the Balochistan for Food,and Law and Parliamentary Affairs from 30 August 2018 to 8 September 2018.
The Chief Minister of Balochistan is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government and is elected by the Provincial Assembly. Given that he has the assembly's confidence,the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Sarfraz Bugti is the current chief minister of Balochistan. The current Cabinet of Balochistan consists of 14 members
Dr. Hamid Khan Achakzai is a Pakistani politician and doctor from Balochistan affiliated with the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party.
Jam Mir Kamal Khan Alyani is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as Federal Minister of Commerce since 11 March 2024. He also served as the 16th Chief Minister of Balochistan,between August 2018 and October 2021. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from August 2018 till August 2023.
Rahila Hameed Khan Durrani is a Pakistani lawyer and politician. She was elected as the first ever female Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 24 December 2015. Ms. Durrani is an exceptional humanitarian,a visionary philanthropist and a legendary voice raiser for women rights in Balochistan. She has served as the first member of National Commission on Status of Women (1999) and has worked a lot for the cause of women. She is a journalist,social activist,lawyer,sports woman. She was awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz. (TI) by the Government of Pakistan.
Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo is a Pakistani politician who served as the Chief Minister of Balochistan province of Pakistan from 29 October 2021 till 18 August 2023. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. He was the former Party President of the Balochistan Awami Party.
Zmarak Khan Achakzai is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Balochistan for Agriculture and Cooperatives,in office from 30 August 2018 to 12 August 2023. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from August 2018 to August 2023 and from May 2013 to May 2018.
Spozmi Achakzai is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan,from May 2013 to May 2018.
Qasim Khan Suri is a Pakistani politician. He served as the 19th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 15 August 2018 to 16 April 2022. He had also been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.
Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan from August 2018 to August 2023. He was the President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Balochistan Chapter and Parliamentary Leader of PTI in Provincial Assembly of Balochistan.
Since Pakistan's independence on 14 August 1947,women have been active participants in parliamentary politics. Their representation remained low in the first and second Constituent Assemblies,however the amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan paved way for their increased participation in the parliament. Besides,the progressive laws helped improve their participation in legislative and executive positions over the years. Since 2002,women politicians have notable representation in the federal as well as provincial assemblies.
Provincial elections were held in the North-West Frontier Province to elect the members of the 9th Provincial Assembly of North-West Frontier Province on 18 February 2008,alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh,Balochistan,and Punjab. The remaining two territories of Pakistan,AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan,were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. These were the last elections held under the provincial name "North-West Frontier Province",later changed to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan.
Violet Sizani Siwela was a South African politician from Mpumalanga. She was a Member of the National Assembly,where she chaired the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development,and a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC). She served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature until May 2019.
Provincial elections were held in Balochistan on 8 February 2024 to elect a new provincial legislature. On 5 August 2023,after the approval of the results of the 2023 digital census by the Council of Common Interests headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,elections have been delayed for several months,as new delimitations will be published on 14 December 2023. On 2 November 2023,the Election Commission of Pakistan announced,in agreement with the President of Pakistan,Arif Alvi,that the elections will be held on 8 February 2024. This election will be held concurrently with nationwide general elections and other provincial elections.
Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 8 February 2024 to elect members of the 12th Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On 5 August 2023,the results of the 2023 digital census were approved by the Council of Common Interests headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Therefore,elections have been delayed for several months,as new delimitations will be published on 14 December 2023,as announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). On 2 November 2023,the ECP announced,in agreement with the President of Pakistan,Arif Alvi,that the elections would be held on 8 February 2024. This election was held concurrently with nationwide general elections and other provincial elections.
Indirect Presidential elections were held in Pakistan on 9 March 2024 to select the 14th President of Pakistan,who is the country's head of state. Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan People's Party was elected as President,defeating Mahmood Khan Achakzai of the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) alliance. Outgoing President Arif Alvi was eligible for re-election but did not contest for a second term.
