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.
Mir Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali is a Pakistani politician who served as the Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly from 4 June 2013 to 2015. Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali served as the 9th Chief Minister of Balochistan from 13 August 1998 till 12 October 1999 when Army Chief General Pervaiz Mushraf took over the Government. He served two terms as Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2006 to March 2012. Jan Mohammad Jamali contested the 2013 elections from PB25 and won on the seat of PML-N. In 2018,he again contested from PB14 and won on the ticket of BAP. He is a well-known personality throughout Balochistan.
Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq,is a Pakistani politician and lawyer,who served as senator from the Punjab,being elected on 12 March 2009. He had been the leader of the opposition in Senate from 2018 to 2021. He is serving as the Chairman of the Pakistan Muslim League (N),a centre-right party,since 20 February 2000.
Hafiz Abdul Kareem is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister for Communications,in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2018. He was also a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to 2018.
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.
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.
Syed Asif Saeed Kirmani is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has been a Member of Senate of Pakistan,since July 2017 and served as the Minister of State for Political Affairs. He is the son of Pakistan Movement leader Ahmad Saeed Kirmani.
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.
Prince Ahmed Ali Ahmedzai is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan,from August 2013 to May 2018.
Asad Ashraf is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan,since March 2018. Previously he had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2002 to 2013.
Shammim Afridi is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan,since March 2018. He was Secretary Finance JWP Balochistan when Nawab Akbar Bugti was President of JWP
Mirza Muhammad Afridi is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan,since March 2018.
Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani is a Pakistani politician,who had been former Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan. He took his oath of office as a Member and Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan on 12 March 2018 and served until 15 February 2024.
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar is a Pakistani politician who served as the longest-serving caretaker prime minister of Pakistan between 14 August 2023 and 4 March 2024. He was succeeded by his predecessor Shehbaz Sharif. He assumed membership in the Upper House of Pakistan in March 2018. Before taking on the role of caretaker prime minister,Kakar had resigned from the upper house of parliament. Subsequently,he publicly declared his resignation from both the Senate and the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP),a political party he established in 2018.
Musadik Masood Malik is a Pakistani politician,re-elected to the Senate of Pakistan on 2 April 2024. He currently serves in Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s administration as the Minister of Energy (MoE). Malik previously held the position of Federal Minister of Water and Power during the Khoso caretaker ministry in 2013,and since April 2024,he has also been serving as the Federal Minister for Water Resources.
Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar is a former senator and human rights activist from Pakistan. He served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022,representing the Pakistan Peoples Party. He also served as an adviser to the prime minister on human rights from 2011 to 2013. He stepped down from his senate seat in 2022,expressing his discontent with the party’s direction.
Sana Jamali is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan,since March 2018.
Malik Imamuddin Shouqeen is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan,since March 2018. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2002 to 2007.
The Balochistan Awami Party is a political party based in the Balochistan province of Pakistan founded in 2018 by political dissidents of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) in Balochistan.
Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Balochistan on 25 July 2018. Newly formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) emerged as the largest party by winning 24 seats followed by Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal who won 10 seats. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won 7 seats for the very first time.
