23-500: PMLF may refer to Pakistan Muslim League (F) , a Pakistani party formed in 1985 Partido Marxista–Leninista Fretilin , a name used by the East Timorese party Fretilin between 1981 and 1984 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title PMLF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
46-503: A close second, and actually dominated in terms of popular vote. In opposition to the liberal regime of Musharraf, Islamist parties had organised themselves into the right-wing alliance Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) prior to elections. The MMA ended up becoming the third largest party in National Assembly. PML-N suffering from Nawaz Sharif 's absence and party split, finished fourth. At the provincial level, PPPP emerged as
69-606: Is a nationalist and pro- Hurs clan political party in Pakistan . It is one of the breakaway groups of Pakistan Muslim League . The letter 'F' in its name stands for functional . It is primarily associated with the Sindhi religious leader Pir Pagara . In 1973, PML-Council man and powerful Sindhi landlord, Pir Pagaro VII (also known as Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II), managed to merge the PML-Council and PML-Convention to form
92-402: The 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies . The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf . The two mainstream parties, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) had several restrictions imposed on them and their leaders Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif were in exile. In order to address the restrictions, PPP created
115-676: The Pakistan National Alliance , which also included the country’s three largest islamic parties, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam , Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan and the Jamaat-e-Islami . On July 4, 1977 taking advantage of the chaos and uncertainty due to mass protests caused by allegations of rigging, General Zia initiated a coup d'etat codenamed Operation Fairplay , he took over the country and imposed martial law. In 1978 he banned all political parties and
138-720: The Pakistan Peoples Party in the province. For the 2018 Pakistani general election , PML-F led a new coalition named Grand Democratic Alliance with Awami Tahreek , National Peoples Party , Pakistan Peoples Party Workers and Pakistan Peoples Muslim League . In the 2024 Pakistani general election the GDA headed by the PMLF continued its alliance with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf however it suffered many losses and significantly undperformed. After
161-517: The Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) under the leadership of Ameen Faheem , to contest the elections on its behalf. The PML-N meanwhile, suffering from the party's division into two factions: one that remained loyal to Sharif and were contesting the elections under the leadership of Javed Hashmi , and the other which had broken away to form the pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) under
184-762: The 2024 election MPA 's (Member of Provincial Assmebly) of GDA forfeited their seats in the Sindh Provincial Assembly in protest of rigging. 2002 Pakistani general election Pervez Musharraf (as Chief Executive) Pakistan Armed Forces Zafarullah Khan Jamali PML (Q) Azad Kashmir government Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Local government Constitution of Pakistan Territorial election commission Elections Provincial elections Territorial elections Political parties Provinces Autonomous region Customs Regional topics General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect
207-847: The PML, the Jatt league. In the 2008 Pakistani general election , the PML-F won four seats, and were given one reserved women's seat raising to their total to five National Assembly seats. Additionally, the party won eight provincial assembly seats in Sindh and three in Punjab. In September 2010 the Pakistan Muslim League (F) and PML-Q united, forming the All Pakistan Muslim League (Pir Pagara). In January 2012 after
230-526: The PML-F even though it had welcomed the coup was banned. Zia also helped form a unified Pakistan Muslim League in 1985 after the ban on the political parties was lifted. In 1985 the party split from the united Pakistan Muslim League (which was established in general Zia-ul-Haq 's rule) when the Pakistani establishment decided to make Muhammad Khan Junejo the president of united PML. In response, Pir Pagara Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II parted ways with
253-620: The PML. The party was backed by industrialists and the business community and it stood against the PPP regime’s nationalisation policies. It was a revival of the PML factions in dissaray. Pir Pagaro VII became the head of this political party. He remained the chief of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional, and spiritual leader of the Hurs . In 1976, PMLF joined the 9-party anti Pakistan Peoples Party electoral alliance,
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#1732798423157276-740: The PPPP received the most votes but the PML-Q won the most seats, winning 126 to the PPPP's 81. At the provincial level, the MMA emerged as the largest party in Balochistan and North-West Frontier Province . The PML-N lost its stronghold of Punjab to the PML-Q, while in Sindh there was a hung parliament, with the PPP winning more seats than the National Alliance . Voter turnout was 41.8%. Although
299-528: The death of 7th Pir Pagara Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II his eldest son Syed Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi III the 8th Pir Pagara became the President of Pakistan Muslim League (F). The Headquarters of PML (F) was then shifted to Raja House from Kingri House. In the 2013 Pakistani general election , PML-F won 6 seats in National Assembly and 10 seats in Provincial Assembly of Sindh , PML (F) joined
322-479: The educational standards in Pakistan. However, an exception was made for religious scholars , equating madrassah certificates with graduate degrees, thereby favoring the pro-Musharraf Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal alliance and introducing a bias in candidate eligibility. These elections also saw the reduction in the minimum eligible age to be a voter, from 21 years to 18 years. In the National Assembly elections,
345-440: The elections. The administrative machinery, from the police to vote counters, was reportedly aligned with state interests, suggesting widespread rigging. Journalist Zarrar Khuhro described the elections as heavily manipulated, with disenfranchisement disguised as electoral reform . One controversial reform was the requirement for candidates to hold graduate degrees , a stipulation that excluded many potential candidates due to
368-595: The government of Nawaz Sharif . Pirzada Sadaruddin Shah Rashdi , younger brother of Syed Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi III , of Pakistan Muslim League (F) was made the Minister of Overseas Pakistanis. on 23 October 2017 PML -F became one of the founding members of the Grand Democratic Alliance that was formed by Sindh -based political parties along with some dissident politicians to challenge
391-582: The largest party in Sindh , PML-Q was triumphant in Punjab , whereas MMA won the most seats in NWFP and Balochistan . With help of other pro-Musharraf parties such as MQM and National Alliance , PML-Q formed a government not only in the Centre but also in all provinces besides NWFP. Since Mian Muhammad Azhar had failed to win a seat himself, PML-Q and its allies agreed on the appointment of Zafarullah Jamali as
414-421: The leadership of Mian Muhammad Azhar . The emergence of the PML-Q marked the beginning of multi-party politics in the country, bringing an end to the decade-long two-party system between the PPP and PML-N. The newly formed PML-Q - referred to as King's party due to President Musharraf's support - won the highest number of seats in the National Assembly. Despite the absence of Benazir Bhutto , PPPP came at
437-482: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PMLF&oldid=798333197 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pakistan Muslim League (F) The Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) ( Urdu : پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ف) , acronym : PMLF, PML-F, PML (F) )
460-533: The mother league and formed his own party. In the 2002 Pakistani general election , the party won 1.1% of the popular vote and four out of 272 elected members. In May 2004, PML (Functional) merged with PML (Q) along with other parties to form the united PML . However, after two months in July 2004, Pir Pagara and the PML (F) parted ways with the united PML citing differences with the Chaudhry brothers and calling
483-556: The national level included the six-party National Alliance led by former President Farooq Leghari , Imran Khan 's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Tahir-ul-Qadri 's Pakistan Awami Tehreek . To control the political landscape, the Musharraf-led government introduced the Political Parties Order, 2002 , imposing criteria that effectively disqualified the leadership of the PPP and PML-N from participating in
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#1732798423157506-565: The next Prime Minister Following the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état , Nawaz Sharif was removed as Prime Minister of Pakistan and Pervez Musharraf assumed control of the executive branch of the Government of Pakistan . In 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that the coup was legal although had to be legitimised by an election. A referendum was held earlier in 2002 to bring legitimacy to Musharraf's presidency, despite being boycotted by
529-538: The opposition. More than 70 parties contested the elections. The main parties were the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) , Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) , which was also called the "King's Party" for its unconditional support of the government, and the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), an alliance of six religious political parties. Other known parties contesting at
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