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National Party نيشنل پارٹی | |
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| Abbreviation | NP |
| President | Abdul Malik Baloch |
| Secretary-General | Mir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi[1] |
| Founders | Abdul Hai Baloch Abdul Malik Baloch Hasil Bizenjo |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Merger of | Balochistan National Democratic Party[2] (BNDP) Balochistan National Movement (Hayee)[2] (BNM-H) |
| Headquarters | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Student wing | Baloch Students Organization (Pajjar) |
| Ideology | Secularism Social democracy Baloch nationalism Civic nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Pakistan Democratic Movement |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| Senate | 1 / 96 |
| National Assembly | 1 / 336 |
| Balochistan Assembly | 4 / 65 |
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The National Party (Urdu: نيشنل پارٹی) is a social-democratic, centre-left political party in Pakistan. It is one of the largest parties active in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan, along with the Balochistan National Party. It traces its legacy from the Kalat State National Party of Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo, Mir Gul Khan Nasir and Mir Abdul Aziz Kurd, and is currently headed by Abdul Malik Baloch.[1]
- ^ a b "Dr Malik Baloch elected NP president". The News International. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ a b "Smokers' Corner: The Baloch electoral enigma". Dawn (newspaper). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan Election 2018: List of Political Parties and their Symbols for General Election 2018". The News International. 3 July 2018.