The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (Urdu:پاکستانمسلملیگ(ن),abbr.PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right,conservative liberal political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate. The party was founded in 1993,when a number of prominent conservative politicians in the country joined hands after the dissolution of Islamic Democratic Alliance,under the leadership of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The party's platform is generally conservative,which involves supporting free markets,deregulation,lower taxes and private ownership. Although the party historically supported social conservatism,in recent years,the party's political ideology and platform has become more liberal on social and cultural issues;however,members have been accused of using Islamist populist rhetoric. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP),it is one of the three major political parties of the country.
Jhang is the capital city of Jhang District in the central portion of the province of Punjab,Pakistan. Situated on the east bank of the Chenab river,it is the 18th largest city of Pakistan by population.
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is a Pakistani politician who is the former Chief Minister of Punjab. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023,when he,as chief minister,dissolved the assembly. In 2023,he left the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) along with his son,Moonis Elahi,and 10 other former PML(Q) MPAs over political rifts with the party president and cousin,Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. He was appointed president of the PTI. He was the former president of the Punjab Division of the PML(Q).
Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 24th prime minister of Pakistan since March 2024,having previously served in the post from April 2022 to August 2023. He is the president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). Previously in his political career,he served as the chief minister of Punjab three times,making him the longest-serving chief minister of Punjab.
The Sipah-e-Sahaba (SS),also known as the Millat-e-Islamiyya (MI),is a Sunni Islamist organisation in Pakistan. Founded by Pakistani cleric Haq Nawaz Jhangvi in 1989 after breaking away from Sunni Deobandi party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F),it was based in Jhang,Punjab,but had offices in all of Pakistan's provinces and territories. It operated as a federal and provincial political party until it was banned and outlawed as a terrorist organization by Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf in 2002 Though it has been banned by the Pakistani government on numerous occasions,the Sipah-e-Sahaba has continued to operate under a different name throughout the country;it has significant underground support in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The organization was also banned by the United Kingdom,where there is a significant Pakistani diaspora population,in 2001.
Khawaja Saad Rafique is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from October 2018 till August 2023 and the federal minister for Railways.
Haq Nawaz Jhangvi was a Pakistani cleric who founded the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan,a Sunni Deobandi group known for its anti-Shia thoughts,on 6 September 1986.
Syeda Abida Hussain–Imam is a Pakistani conservative politician,diplomat and socialite on the platform of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).
Ghulam Bibi Bharwana is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018.
Muhammad Saqlain Anwar Sipra is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from 2002 to May 2018.
Al-Haaj Muhammad Ilyas Chinioti is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from 2008 to May 2018 and from August 2018 till January 2023.
Najaf Abbas Sial was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 and a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2013.
Imtiaz Ahmad Lali is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from May 2013 to May 2018.
Maulana Muhammad Rehmat Ullah is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,between 1985 and May 2018.
Mehr Khalid Mahmood Sargana is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from 2002 to May 2018.
Muhammad Khan Baloch is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from March 2014 to May 2018.
Muhammad Ahmad Ludhianvi is the current Sarparast-e-Aala of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at (ASWJ),a proscribed group in Pakistan. Ludhianvi became the head of ASWJ upon the death of the previous chief,Ali Sher Haidri,in a 2009 ambush. Ludhianvi is also the Secretary General of Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC).
Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana is a Pakistani politician who served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Cooperatives,in office from 13 September 2018 to 2 November 2020. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to May 2022.
Col.(R) Ghazanfar Abbas Shah is a Pakistani politician. He is an incumbent member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 8 February 2024. He also had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.
Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi was a Pakistani Islamic cleric,preacher and a member of Sipah-e-Sahaba. He had been member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1990 and 1993 representing Jhang constituency.
