Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party

Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party
پشتونخوا نیشنل عوامی پارٹی
Pakhtunkhwa National People's Party
Pashto nameپښتونخوا نېشنل عوامي پارټي
AbbreviationPKNAP
ChairmanKhushal Khan Kakar
FounderKhushal Khan Kakar
Founded27 December 2022 (2022-12-27)[1]
Registered1 January 2024 (2024-01-01)[2]
Split fromPKMAP
HeadquartersQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Ideology
Colours   Crimson & White
Election symbol
Bunch of Grapes[4]
Party flag
Pashtoonkhwa National Awami Party Flag
Website
Official website

Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party (Pashto: پښتونخوا نېشنل عوامي پارټي; Urdu: پشتونخوا نیشنل عوامی پارٹی; English: Pakhtunkhwa National People's Party; abbreviated as PKNAP), is a political party based in Balochistan, Pakistan.[5] It was founded as a breakaway faction of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) by Khushal Kakar, son of former PKMAP leader Usman Kakar after having differences with PKMAP leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai in December 2022.[1][6][7]

  1. ^ a b Shahid, Saleem (2022-12-14). "SITUATIONER: INFIGHTING THAT BLEEDS PkMAP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  2. ^ "ECP registers Pakhtunkhwa National Awami Party Pakistan". SAMAA TV. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Shahid, Saleem (2023-01-01). "PkMAP faction seeks Pashtoonkhwa province". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  4. ^ "List of Allocation of Election Symbol to Political Parties for GE-2024" (PDF). www.ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "List of Enlisted Political Parties" (PDF). www.ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. 23 January 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ Shahid, Saleem (2022-12-28). "PkMAP 'officially' splits". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  7. ^ "Kakar demands new NAP against terrorism". The Express Tribune. 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2024-02-12.