Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo is a Pakistani politician. Wattoo was first elected,in 1985,the Speaker of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Thrice elected to the same office,he secured the office of the Chief Minister of Punjab,Pakistan in 1993 on the ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (J),after a series of tug of war between the federal and provincial government Wattoo twice had to leave office between his term only to leave office permanently on 16 November 1996.
Chaudhry Parvez Elahi Warraich is a Pakistani politician who was the Chief Minister of Punjab from late 2002 to late 2007 and again from late 2022 to early 2023. 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 as,and is currently serving as the president of the PTI. He also served as the 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 23rd prime minister of Pakistan since March 2024,having previously served in the post from April 2022 to August 2023. He has also served as 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.
Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Nasar is a Pakistani politician who is serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He previously served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan. He was the Interim president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2017. He succeeded Nawaz Sharif after his disqualification by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi is a Pakistani politician who served as the 29th Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022. He previously held the post from 2008 to 2011. He had been a member of the National Assembly from August 2018 till January 2023. He is the vice chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party since December 2011. Previously,he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018.
Fahmida Mirza is a Pakistani politician who was Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination,in office from 20 August 2018 until 10 April 2022. She served as the 18th and only woman Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from March 2008 to June 2013.
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.
Azra Fazal Pechuho is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health,and Population Welfare,in office from August 2018 till August 2023. She had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023. She was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan,from 2002 to May 2018. She is serving as member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh since February 2024.
Faryal Talpur is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to May 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023,as well as the President of the Women Wing of the Pakistan People's Party.
An indirect presidential election was held on 6 September 2008 in Pakistan. The Electoral College of Pakistan –a joint sitting of the Senate,National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies –elected a new president after the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf. As required by the constitution,Muhammad Mian Soomro automatically became acting president on 18 August 2008,upon the resignation of Musharraf. The constitution required that a new president be elected by Parliament within 30 days;Soomro was considered loyal to Musharraf,and it was considered certain that he would be replaced in that election.
General elections were held in Pakistan on 3 February 1997 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by pre-election Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) led by Nawaz Sharif. Unlike the 1990 elections where Sharif won due to allegations of rigging,this time he benefited from the controversial death of Bhutto's brother Murtaza,a populist leader,a worsening economy,and alleged corruption cases against Bhutto's husband Asif Ali Zardari.
Abdul Qadir Baloch is a Pakistani politician and retired army general who served as Minister for States and Frontier Regions in the third Sharif ministry from 2013 to 2017,and in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz),Baloch briefly served as the Governor of Balochistan during Pervez Musharraf rule in 2003.
General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) led by Nawaz Sharif,the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led by President Asif Ali Zardari and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan. Prior to the elections,the ruling PPP formed an alliance with the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and Awami National Party,while the main opposition party,the PML-N allied with the Pakistan Muslim League (F) and Baloch parties. The PTI led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan,also emerged as a key-player.
General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI),led by Imran Khan,the Pakistan Muslim League,led by Shehbaz Sharif,and the Pakistan People's Party,led by Bilawal Bhutto. The PTI won the most seats in the National Assembly but fell short of a majority;the party subsequently formed a coalition government with several smaller parties. At the provincial level,the PTI remained the largest party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP);the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) retained its dominance in Sindh;and the newly formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) emerged as the largest party in Balochistan. In Punjab,the result was a hung parliament,with the Pakistan Muslim League (N) winning the most seats. However,after several independent MPAs joined the PTI,the latter became the largest party and was able to form a government.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the 22nd Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan,having taken oath on 1 March 2024.
Ghos Bakhsh Khan Mahar is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018.
Sardar Saleem Haider Khan is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as Governor of Punjab,in office since 10 May 2024.
Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till May 2022.
General elections,originally scheduled to be held in 2023,were held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the 16th National Assembly. The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the detailed schedule on 15 December 2023.
Electoral fraud in Pakistan has history intertwined with military interventions and legal obstacles against political dissenters,impacting the democratic process. Since its inception in 1947,Pakistan experienced alternating phases of democracy and authoritarianism,with the first general elections held only in 1970. The early governance was managed by a Constituent Assembly of Pakistan,tasked with both administrative functions and drafting a constitution.
