National Peoples Party (Pakistan)

Political party in Pakistan

National People's Party

نیشنل پیپلز پارٹی

Abbreviation| NPP
Chairman| Masroor Ahmed Jatoi
Founder| Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
Founded| 1986
Dissolved| 2013
Merged into| PML(N)
Headquarters| Karachi
Student wing| National People's Students Federation (NPSF)
Ideology| Secularism
National affiliation| National Alliance
Colors| Red, white and green

Election symbol
Tractor

Party flag

* Politics of Pakistan
* Political parties
* Elections

The National People's Party (NPP) (Urdu: نیشنل پیپلز پارٹی) was a political party located in Pakistan (most active in the province of Sindh and southern parts of Punjab). It was founded in 1986 by Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi after he had a disagreement with Benazir Bhutto, subsequently leaving the Pakistan Peoples Party.[1]

In the 2008 Pakistani general elections, the party only managed to win one seat in the National Assembly. Ghulam Mustafa's son Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi won the election in NA-211 Naushahro Feroze-I, holding the seat won in 2002 elections by Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Khan Jemms under the National Alliance banner. The party also won four provincial seats, all in the Sindh province.

In May 2013, the party merged with the Pakistan Muslim League (N).[2][3]

## Formation

[edit]

The National People's Party was founded in 1986 by Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, who brought together a number of political heavyweights from all over Pakistan under its banner. Among them were former Pakistan People's Party stalwarts and Punjab Chief Ministers Ghulam Mustafa Khar and Hanif Ramay, as well as former federal ministers: S.M. Zafar, Hamid Raza Gilani, Malik Hamid Sarfraz, Nawab Ghaus Bux Raisani, Kamal Azfar, Mian Sajid Pervaiz, Nafees Siddiqui, Rana Muhammad Hanif Khan, Akhtar Hussain Shah, Rabbani Khar and Aftab Shah Gilani. A manifesto was prepared and the party was expected to rise to prominence quickly due to the declining popularity of the People's Party. Now, it is declining due to insufficient leadership. Irfan Abbasi was the media coordinator of the National People's Party He had also worked in the Sukkur Division as an information secretary. Soon after, he was kicked out of the party due to allying with the Pakistan People's Party.

## IJI Coalition

[edit]

Further information: Jatoi caretaker government

In September 1988, the newly formed NPP, the center-right Pakistan Muslim League headed by Muhammad Khan Junejo, and the religious-political Jamaat-e-Islami headed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad along with six other political parties formed an anti-PPP coalition called Islami Jamhoori Ittehad or simply IJI. It was believed that the Pakistan Army intelligence agency, the ISI, under Lt Gen Hamid Gul, had a major role in the formation of IJI, as the army was always at odds with the left-leaning PPP.

The 1988 elections were still won by the PPP but with a thin majority. However, only 20 months into office, the PPP government was dismissed by the President Ghulam Ishaq Khan on corruption charges, and IJI won the next elections comfortably leading Nawaz Sharif from IJI to be the next prime minister. The coalition ended in 1993 when a major chunk of IJI became PML (Nawaz).

## Founding National Alliance

[edit]

For the 2002 general elections, NPP joined the pro-Musharraf government's loose political coalition, the National Alliance. The other alliance members were the Millat Party, the Sindh Democratic Alliance and the Sindh National Front. The alliance won 16 out of 342 seats, mainly in the interior Sindh and lower Punjab region, or 4.78% of the total votes.[4]

## Merger and separation with PML

[edit]

In May 2004, various PML factions and other political parties, including the National Alliance, merged with the PML-Q to form a united Pakistan Muslim League (PML).[5] However, the understanding did not last long and NPP separated from the ruling PML and contested the 2008 elections on a its own platform.

The party won three seats in the 2008 elections in the Sindh Provincial Assembly and one National Assembly seat.

In May 2013, National People's Party announced its merger with the Pakistan Muslim League (N).[2]

## See also

[edit]

* List of political parties in Pakistan
* Pakistan Peoples Party
* Politics of Pakistan

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Crossette, Barbara (13 November 1988). "Election Wednesday; After Zia, Pakistan Takes Well To Politics". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
2. ^ a b "Partners in Sindh: NPP merges with PML-N". The Express Tribune. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
3. ^ "Arbab Ghulam Rahim's PPML merges with PML-N". The Express Tribune. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013.
4. ^ Mansoor, Hasan (February 2003). "The pathology of military democracy: Manufacturing a government in Sindh". Himal South Asia. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008.
5. ^ Mumtaz, Ashraf (20 May 2004). "Parties to inform EC about merger with PML". Dawn. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008.

* v
* t
* e

Political parties in Pakistan

National Assembly|

* PML–N (114)
* PTI (93)
* PPP (73)
* MQM–P (22)
* JUI–F (9)
* PML–Q (4)
* IPP (4)
* BNP–M (2)
* BAP (1)
* PML–Z (1)
* NP–P (1)
* PKMAP (1)
* PKNAP (1)
* MWM (1)
* Independent (8)

Senate|

* PML–N (33)
* PPP (20)
* PTI (18)
* BAP (8)
* MQM–P (5)
* NP–P (5)
* JUI–F (4)
* PKMAP (3)
* IND (FATA) (2)
* JIP (2)
* BNP–M (1)
* PML–F (1)
* ANP (1)

Unrepresented|

* Awaam Pakistan
* Sunni Ittehad Council
* Sunni Tehreek
* Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
* Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party
* Pakistan Green Party
* Communist Party of Pakistan
* Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
* Pakistan Peoples Party Workers
* Pakistan Christian Congress
* Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan
* Jamhoori Wattan Party
* Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party
* Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz
* Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz
* Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party
* Sindh United Party
* Tehreek-e-Jafaria (Pakistan)
* Islami Tehreek Pakistan
* Jamiat Ahle Hadith
* Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan
* Awami Tahreek (Sindh)
* Pakistan Awami Tehreek
* Hazara Democratic Party
* Bahawalpur National Awami Party
* Jamote Qaumi Movement
* Qaumi Watan Party
* Mazdoor Kisan Party
* National Democratic Movement
* Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians
* Haq Do Tehreek Balochistan
* Haqooq-e-Khalq Party
* Awami Workers Party

* List of political parties
* Politics of Pakistan

* v
* t
* e

Pakistan topics

History

| Ancient|

* Stone age
* Soanian
* Mehrgarh
* Indus Valley
* Indo-Iranics
* Indo-Aryan
* Achaemenid
* Seleucid Empire
* Greco-Bactrian
* Maurya
* Indo-Greek
* Gandhara
* Indo-Scythians
* Indo-Parthian
* Kushan
* Indo-Sassanid

|

Medieval|

* Indo-Hephthalite
* Kambojas
* Rai dynasty
* Shahi
* Pala
* Solanki
* Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
* Ghaznavid
* Ghurid
* Mamluk
* Khalji
* Tughlaq
* Sayyid
* Lodi
* Timurid

Modern|

| Pre-colonial|

* Mughal
* East India Company
* Durrani
* Sikh Confederacy
* Sikh Empire
* First Anglo-Afghan War
* First Anglo-Sikh War
* Second Anglo-Sikh War
* Rebellion

|

Colonial|

* British Raj
* Second Anglo-Afghan War
* Durand Line
* Third Anglo-Afghan War
* Aligarh Movement
* Hindi–Urdu controversy
* Pakistan Movement
* Muslim League
* Two nation theory
* Jinnah's 14 Points
* Lahore Resolution
* Direct Action Day
* Partition
* Independence

Dominion|

* Dominion of Pakistan
* Monarchy of Pakistan
* Governor-General
* Princely states
* 1947 War
* Liaquat–Nehru Pact
* Baghdad Pact

Republic|

* 1947–present
* Indus Treaty
* 1965 War
* 1971 Movement
* 1971 War
* Project-706
* Islamisation
* Insurgencies
* Balochistan insurgency
* KPK insurgency
* Kargil War
* Liberalization

Geography

| Features|

* Beaches
* Deserts
* Glaciers
* Islands
* Lakes
* Mountains
* Passes
* Rivers
* Topography
* Valleys
* Waterfalls
* Wetlands

|

Areas|

* Arabian Sea
* Gwatar Bay
* Indus Plain
* Pothohar Plateau
* Salt Range
* Sistan Basin

Geology|

* Coal fields
* Gas fields
* Minerals
* Oil fields
* Volcanoes
* Floods

Environment|

* Botanical gardens
* Ecoregions
* Climate change
* Environmental issues
* Forests
* Protected areas
* national parks
* game reserves
* sanctuaries
* Wildlife
* flora
* fauna
* Zoos

Other topics|

* Archaeological sites
* Borders
* Climate
* weather records
* Borders
* Natural disasters
* earthquakes
* floods
* Subdivisions
* provinces
* districts
* cities
* World Heritage Sites

Governance

| State|

* President
* National Security Council
* C2NS
* NCA

|

Government|

* National government
* Cabinet
* Ministries
* Prime Minister
* Provincial governments
* Governors
* Chief Ministers
* Local government
* Union councils

Legislative|

* Parliament (Majlis-e-Shoora)
* Senate (upper house)
* Chairman
* National Assembly (lower house)
* Speaker
* Provincial assemblies

Judicial|

* Supreme Council
* Supreme Court
* Chief Justice
* Federal Shariat Court
* High Courts
* District Courts

Politics|

* Elections
* Foreign relations
* Feudalism
* Political parties
* Martial law

Law|

* Constitution
* LFO
* PPC
* WPB
* PCO
* Human rights
* Enforced disappearance
* LGBT
* Law enforcement
* Police
* Counter Terrorism Department (CTD)
* Pakistani Intelligence community
* Capital punishment
* Terrorism

Military|

* History
* Army
* Navy
* Marines
* Air force
* Civil Armed Forces

Economy

| Infrastructure|

* Electricity
* Thermal
* Hydro
* Nuclear
* Solar
* Wind
* Foreign aid
* Fuel extraction
* Housing
* Planning Commission
* Post
* Poverty
* Tallest buildings
* Telecommunications
* Transportation
* Bridges
* Water management
* Water supply and sanitation

|

Industry|

* Aerospace
* Agriculture
* Defence
* Automotive
* Fishery
* Forestry
* Husbandry
* Labour
* Child
* Media
* Mining
* Pharmaceuticals
* Textiles
* Silk
* Tourism

Commerce|

* Banking
* Banks
* Companies
* Investment board
* Rupee (currency)
* Securities & Exchange Commission
* Stock markets
* Trading Corporation

Policy programmes|

* Corporatisation
* Directive investment
* Industrialisation
* Military economisation
* Nationalisation
* Privatisation
* Public-private partnering
* Redundant Islamic economisation

Society

| Society|

* Aurat March
* British heritage
* Crime
* Culture
* Divorce
* Education
* Institutions
* Feudalism
* Feminism
* Gender discrimination
* Healthcare
* Hospitals
* Human rights
* LGBT
* Marriage
* Media
* Me Too
* Naming
* Pakistanis (list)
* Prostitution
* Religion
* Time
* Urbanisation
* Women

|

Demographics|

* Diaspora
* Ethnicity
* Immigration
* Languages
* Urdu
* Youth

Arts|

* Architecture
* Cinema
* Films
* Dance
* Festivals
* Folklore
* Literature
* Mushaira
* Music
* Philosophy
* Textiles
* Theatre

Lifestyle|

* Clothing
* Shalwar kameez
* Mehndi
* Cuisine
* Etiquette
* Gun culture
* Nationalism
* Flags
* Public holidays
* Songs
* Symbols

Sports|

* Athletics
* Baseball
* Boxing
* Cricket
* Cycling
* Field hockey
* Football
* Gillidanda
* Golf
* Kabaddi
* Motorsport
* Marathon (Lahore)
* Olympics
* Paralympics
* Polo
* Rugby
* Squash
* Swimming
* Tennis

Places|

* Botanical gardens
* Cemeteries
* Churches
* Forts
* Gurdwaras
* Hindu temples
* Libraries
* Mausolea and shrines
* Mosques
* Museums
* Parks
* Stadiums
* World Heritage Sites
* Zoos

* Basic topics
* Category
* Portal

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template