Pakistan Green Party

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Pakistan Green Party
پاکستان گرین پارٹی
Chairman Liaquat Ali Shaikh
Secretary-GeneralMuhammad Gulfam
Karachi Division LeaderFaheem Ahmed Khan
Larkana Division LeaderMuhammad Khurusheed
Youth LeaderSaima Gul
Founded28 April 2002 (2002-04-28)
Youth wing Pakistan Young Greens
Ideology Green politics
Grassroots democracy
Multiculturalism
Regional affiliation Asia Pacific Greens Federation
International affiliation Global Greens
ColorsGreen and Yellow
Slogan"Politics for the next generation"
Senate
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National Assembly Assembly dissolved
Election symbol
Sunflower [1]
Presidential election 1993 Chua Kim Yeow symbol.svg
Party flag
Flag yellow green.svg
Website
www.pakistangreenparty.org

The Pakistan Green Party (Urdu : پاکستان گرین پارٹی), also known as the Pakistan Greens, is a green political party in Pakistan. It was founded on 28 April 2002, [2] and is currently led by Liaquat Ali Shaikh.

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The ten basic values, or policy positions of the Pakistan Greens, are similar to the ten principles of other green parties:

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References

  1. "Pakistan Green Party - PGNP - Profile". UrduPoint . Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. Miranda Schreurs; Elim Papadakis (21 September 2009). The A to Z of the Green Movement (91st ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. xxxi. ISBN   978-0810868786 . Retrieved 25 November 2012.