The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan,who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the three major Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML–N) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP),and it is the largest party in terms of representation in the National Assembly of Pakistan since the 2018 general election. With over 10 million members in Pakistan and abroad,it claims to be the country's largest political party by primary membership as well as one of the largest political parties in the world.
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 from 1997–1999.
Choudhary Aitzaz Ahsan is a Pakistani politician and lawyer. He served two times as the Leader of the House in the Senate of Pakistan from 1994 to 1997 and again from 2012 to 2015. He also served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. He was elected a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Punjab in 1994. His tenure ended in March 2018.
Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari is a former Pakistani politician who served the Federal Minister for Human Rights,from 20 August 2018 to 10 April 2022. She is the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Members of the Election Commission of Pakistan. She has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018,and served as a chief whip for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Previously,she was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.
Arbab Alamgir Khan is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
Mian Ghulam Sarwar Khan is a Pakistani politician who was the former Federal Minister for Aviation,in office from 24 May 2019 to 10 April 2022. Prior to this position,he was appointed as Federal Minister for Petroleum on 20 August 2018,but he was shifted to the Aviation Ministry. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan,from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously,he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018. He remained a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1996. Then he
Jahangir Khan Tareen is a Pakistani businessman and politician who is the majority shareholder and CEO of JDW Group,a conglomerate specialised in sugar manufacturing,biomass (bagasse) cogeneration,paper manufacturing,sugarcane farming,and aviation services. Jahangir Tareen is also the chairman and owner of JK Group,a conglomerate specialised in sugar manufacturing,milk production and processing,and sugarcane farming. He is also the chairman and owner of United Foods Pvt Ltd and Indus Mining. Khan has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan thrice between 2002 and 2017. Born in Comilla,Tareen was educated at the Forman Christian College in Lahore,and later attended the University of North Carolina. Prior to entering politics,he had been a lecturer and banker.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif,also known as Maryam Safdar,is a Pakistani politician and the daughter of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. She is currently Senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League (N). In 2012,she entered politics and was put in charge of the election campaign of PML-N,her father's political party,during the 2013 general elections. After the elections,she was appointed the Chairperson of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme. However,she resigned in 2014 after her appointment was criticised by Imran Khan on the basis of nepotism and her degree being challenged in the Lahore High Court.
General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday,25 July 2018 to elect the members of 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 Peoples 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 independents MPAs joined the PTI,the latter became the largest party and was able to form a government.
Murad Saeed is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for Communications and Federal Minister for Postal Services from December 2018 to April 2022.
Ayesha Gulalai Wazir is a Pakistani politician who was a former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2013 to May 2018.
Malik Amin Aslam is a Pakistani environmentalist and politician who served as Federal Minister and Adviser to former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan for Climate Change. He also serves as Vice President in IUCN.
Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan is a Pakistani politician who is a Member of the Senate of Pakistan,from March 2018 to-date. Previously,he has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from May 2015 to March 2018 and a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013.
Sadia Khaqan Abbasi is a Punjabi Pakistani barrister and politician. She is currently a member of the country's Senate having been elected on a reserve seat for women in March 2021. She was previously elected as a senator in 2018 and 2003. In October 2018,she was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan from her seat on the basis of having dual nationality,in violation of the country's Constitution. She is the sister of former Pakistani Prime Minister,Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
Bushra Bibi is the third spouse of Imran Khan,the former Prime Minister of Pakistan. She and Khan married six months before he assumed office as Prime Minister.
Muhammad Iqbal Shah Qureshi is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan,from February 2018 to May 2018.
Abdul Aleem Khan is a Pakistani politician and businessman from Lahore. Abdul Aleem Khan owns Samaa TV and Vision Group. He was also the Senior Minister of Punjab and Minister of Food from 2020 to 2021. He also served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to 2021. He announced his separation from politics on Twitter in a tweet. Later in a statement to the media,he said that he had no intentions of joining politics again and that he would focus on the welfare work done through the Abdul Aleem Khan Foundation but soon after the economic crisis and instability in Pakistan,he decided to join politics again and launched the political party along with renowned politician Jahangir Khan Tareen named the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in June 2023 to help the nation. He is a founding member and president of the party.
Faisal Javed Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan,since March 2018. He was also elected as Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting. Senator Faisal Javed Khan is the most followed Senator in Pakistan on Twitter.
Zartaj Gul is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Climate Change,in Imran Khan ministry from 5 October 2018 until 10 April 2022 when Imran Khan was ousted by a no-confidence motion. She remained a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between August 2018 and January 2023.
Sardar Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar is a Pakistani politician and previously served as Chief Minister of Punjab from 20 August 2018 to 30 April 2022. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023 and served as the parliamentary leader for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Belonging from a Baloch family,he is the Tumandar of the Baloch tribe Buzdar,since April 2019. He served as Tehsil Nazim of Tehsil Tribal Area from 2001 to 2008.
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