The Pakistan Muslim League Urdu:پاکستانمسلملیگ(ق);Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf),Acronyms:PML(Q),PML-Q,PMLQ,"Q League" is a political party in Pakistan. As of the 2024 parliamentary election,it has a representation of 5 seats. It previously served as an ally of former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf's government,and led a joint election campaign in 2013 alongside Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Punjab and Balochistan provinces against its rival Pakistan Muslim League (N),a fiscally conservative and centre-right force.
Humayun Akhtar Khan is a Pakistani politician,business tycoon and actuary. He has been elected as a member of the National Assembly four consecutive times between 1990–2007,having served as Federal Minister for Trade and Commerce from 2002–2007 and as Chairman Board of Investment / Minister of State for Investment from 1997–1999.
Chaudhry Parvez Elahi Warraich commonly referred to as 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).
Khawaja Muhammad Asif is a Pakistani politician who serves as the Defence Minister of Pakistan from 19 April 2022. Previously having this post from April 2022 to August 2023 in Shehbaz Sharif's Government. Previously,he had also 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 1993 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2018 and till date. In May,2019 he took the charge and became the Parliamentary Leader of PML-N in the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary is a Pakistani politician currently holding the position of Federal Minister of Planning,Development,and Special Initiatives and Inter Provincial Coordination. He is also the Secretary General of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 29 February 2024.
Mian Muhammad Azhar is a Pakistani politician and a businessman representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He is from an Arain family of Lahore,He is a former governor of Punjab (1990-1993) and the founder of PML-Q,of which he was also president. He is one of the largest steel manufacturers of Pakistan and is the CEO of Afco Steel Industries. He was also the mayor of Lahore between 1987 and 1991.
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.
Usman Ibrahim 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 March 2008 to May 2018.
Dawar Khan Kundi is a Pakistani politician who is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was also a member from September 2013 to May 2018.
Tariq Fazal Chaudhry is a Pakistani politician who has served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He previously served as a member from March 2008 to May 2018. He previously served as Federal Minister for Capital Administration and Development,in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. Previously he served as the Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development from November 2015 to July 2017 in the third Sharif ministry and from August 2017 to April 2018 in the Abbasi ministry.
Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 2008,winning the election four times during this period. He served as Minister of State for Communications in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018.
Chaudhry Tariq Bashir Cheema is a Pakistani politician who is serving as the Secretary General of the PML-Q since 2003. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023 and from June 2013 till May 2018. He served as the Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research.
Makhdoom Syed Mustafa Mehmood 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 February 2012 to May 2018.
Presidential elections were held in Pakistan on 4 September 2018. The elections saw Arif Alvi of PTI being elected as the 13th president of Pakistan after defeating Fazal-ur-Rehman of MMA and Aitzaz Ahsan of PPP. Although incumbent president Mamnoon Hussain,whose term was to expire on 9 September 2018,was eligible for re-election,he declined to take part.
The triennial Senate Electionsof Pakistan were held on 3 March 2018 to replace 52 retiring senators - half of the Senate's strength - with the winning candidates serving six-year terms. Overall,Pakistan Muslim League (N) came out as the largest party,followed by the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. The results of these elections were steeped in controversy due to rampant allegations of horse trading and vote-buying,which lead to the Prime Minister and opposition leader Imran Khan calling for reforms. Prior to this election,PML (N) candidates were declared as independents by the Election Commission of Pakistan owing to a Supreme Court judgment.
Muhammad Hamza was a Pakistani politician who was a member of Senate of Pakistan from March 2012 to March 2018 and member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1985 and 1999. He was an elected member of the West Pakistan Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1969. Hamza served twice as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He is known in Pakistani politics for his neutral views and fierce opposition. Hamza was considered one of the closest aides to Fatima Jinnah,the sister of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
NA-48 Islamabad-III is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar,is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1988 to 1993 and a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1993 to 1999. He served as deputy speaker of the National Assembly from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the Senate of Pakistan from 2013 to 2015. He served in the Provincial cabinet of Punjab during his tenure as member of the Punjab Assembly,first as advisor to chief minister and then as Minister of Punjab for Health.
Fawad Ahmed Hussain Chaudhry is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting,in office since 14 April 2021 to 10 April 2022. On 24 May 2023 announced he is taking "break" from politics.
Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq is a Pakistani politician from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). He is the current and 15th Prime Minister of AJK since April 2023,succeeding Sardar Tanveer Ilyas.
