National Alliance (Pakistan)

Not to be confused with Pakistan National Alliance.

The National Alliance was a coalition of Millat Party, Sindh Democratic Alliance, National Peoples Party, National Awami Party (Wali) and Sindh National Front in Pakistan. It was headed by former Pakistani Prime Minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, who was also the head of his own National Peoples Party (NPP).^[1]

At the 2002 legislative elections in Pakistan, held on 20 October 2002, the alliance won 4.6% of the popular vote and 16 out of 342 elected members.

In May 2004, National Alliance merged with ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML (Q)) and various other parties to form a united Pakistan Muslim League.^[2]

References

↑ Hasan Mansoor. "The pathology of military democracy: Manufacturing a government in Sindh" Himal South Asia, February 2003 report
↑ Mumtaz, Ashraf (May 20, 2004). "Parties to inform EC about merger with PML". Dawn.

Political parties in Pakistan

Recognised national parties	Pakistan Muslim League (N) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Pakistan Peoples Party

Recognised provincial parties	Awami National Party Balochistan National Party Balochistan National Party (Awami) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Jamaat-e-Islami Muttahida Qaumi Movement National Party Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) Pakistan Muslim League (Q)

Other parties in parliament	All Pakistan Muslim League Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan Awami Muslim League National Peoples Party Pakistan Muslim League (Z) Qaumi Watan Party

Unrecognised parties or parties with limited presence	Awami Raaj Tahreek Sunni Ittehad Council Sunni Tehreek Green Party of Pakistan Communist Party of Pakistan Hizb ut-Tahrir Pakistan Peoples Party Workers Pakistan Christian Congress Muhajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party Sindh United Party Tehrik-e-Jafaria Jamiat Ahle Hadith Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan Justice and Development Party Pakistan Awami Tahreek (Sindh) Hazara Democratic Party Pakistan National Muslim League Bahawalpur National Awami Party Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen

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