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The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is a centre-left political party in Pakistan, recognized as the largest party in the Senate and the second-largest in the National Assembly. Founded in 1967 in Lahore, the party emerged when several prominent left-wing politicians united against the rule of Ayub Khan, led by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The PPP is affiliated with the Socialist International. Historically, its platform was socialist, and it continues to advocate for transforming Pakistan into a social-democratic state, promoting egalitarian values, establishing social justice, and maintaining a robust military presence. Alongside the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the PPP ranks among the three largest political parties in the country.
{{Short description|A lolitical party in Pakistan}}
 
{{Infobox political party
| colorcode        = {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}
| name            = Pakistan People's Party
| abbreviation    = PPP
| logo            = Pakistan Peoples Party Logo.png
| chairman        = [[Bilawal Bhutto Zardari]]
| leader1_title    = [[Co-chairman]]
| leader1_name    = [[Asif Ali Zardari]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pakobserver.net/zardari-arrives-in-lahore-to-meet-political-leaders/|title=Zardari arrives in Lahore, to meet political leaders|date=4 December 2023|access-date=26 December 2023|work=[[Pakistan Observer]] (newspaper)}}</ref>
| secretary_general = [[Taj Haider]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/779343-Bilawal-announces-PPP%E2%80%99s-central-office-bearers|title=Bilawal announces PPP's central office-bearers|date=21 December 2023|access-date=26 December 2023|work=[[Dunya News]]}}</ref>
| spokesperson    = [[Shazia Marri]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2490566/pml-n-ppp-meet-on-power-sharing|title=PML-N, PPP meet on power-sharing|date=24 August 2024|access-date=19 October 2024|work=The Express Tribune (newspaper)}}</ref>
| leader2_title    = Historical leaders
| leader2_name    = {{bulleted list|[[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]|[[Benazir Bhutto]]}}
| leader3_title    = Leader in [[Senate of Pakistan|Senate]]
| leader3_name    = [[Yusuf Raza Gillani]]
| leader4_title    = Leader in [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]]
| leader4_name    = [[Bilawal Bhutto Zardari]]
| ideology        = [[Islamic democracy]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/30-Nov-2022/ppp-has-been-struggling-for-supremacy-of-constitution-says-bilawal-bhutto |title=PPP has been struggling for supremacy of constitution, says Bilawal Bhutto|website=The Nation|date=30 November 2022|first=Shafqat|last=Ali|quote=He said that this country, its constitution and democracy are the most dear to the leadership and workers of PPP adding that his Party is firmly committed to the philosophy and manifesto of its founder that Islam is our religion, socialism is our economy, democracy is our politics and the source of power is the people.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pppdigital.org/about-ppp/ |title=About PPP|website=PPP Digital|quote=Islam is our Faith. Democracy is our Politics. Socialism is our Economy. All Power to the People. Martyrdom Is Our Path.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/pakistan-cant-be-saudi-arabia-or-iran-so-its-inching-towards-talibanisation/777380/ |title=Pakistan can't be Saudi Arabia or Iran. So it's inching towards Talibanisation|website=[[The Print]]|date=7 December 2021|first=Ayesha|last=Siddiqa|quote=However, there are the non-religious parties that may not compete in violence but are equally willing to use the popular religious narrative to compete politically. The issues of constituency politics has made the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML–N), or the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) all look alike as far as the religious card is concerned.}}</ref> <br />
[[Third Way]]<ref>{{cite book|first=Samina|last=Ahmed|chapter=Reviving State Legitimacy in Pakistan|title=Making States Work: State Failure and the Crisis of Governance|publisher=United Nations University Press|year=2005|page=163}}</ref><br />[[Progressivism]]<ref name="tribune.com.pk">{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1619490/pakistan-needs-progressive-alternative-populist-hate-driven-politics-pml-n-pti-bilawal-bhutto?amp=1 |title=Pakistan needs progressive alternative to populist, hate-driven politics of PML-N, PTI: Bilawal Bhutto {{!}} The Express Tribune|date=27 January 2018}}</ref><br/>[[Social democracy]]<ref>{{citation|first=James P.|last=Farwell|title=The Pakistan Cauldron: Conspiracy, Assassination & Instability|publisher=Potomac Books|year=2011|page=54}}</ref> <br/> '''Historical:'''{{plainlist|
*[[Islamic socialism]]<ref name="tribune.com.pk">{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1619490/pakistan-needs-progressive-alternative-populist-hate-driven-politics-pml-n-pti-bilawal-bhutto?amp=1 |title=Pakistan needs progressive alternative to populist, hate-driven politics of PML-N, PTI: Bilawal Bhutto {{!}} The Express Tribune|date=27 January 2018}}</ref>
*[[Islamic liberalism]]<ref name="Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal"/>
*[[Left-wing populism]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nation.com.pk/22-Nov-2009/the-bhutto-populism |title=The Bhutto populism |website=The Nation|date=22 November 2009 |location=Pakistan}}</ref>}}
| headquarters    = [[Central Executive Committee of the Pakistan Peoples Party|People's Secretariat]], [[Parliament of Pakistan|Parliament Lodges]], [[Red Zone (Islamabad)|Red Zone, Islamabad]]
| international    = [[Socialist International]]
| website          = [http://www.ppp.org.pk/ Official website]
| country          = Pakistan
| native_name      = {{nobold|{{lang|ur|{{nq|پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی}}}}}}
| flag            = [[File:Flagge der Pakistanischen Volkspartei.svg|Flagge der Pakistanischen Volkspartei|200px]]
| founded          = {{start date and age|df=yes|1967|11|30}} [[Lahore]], [[Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| founder          = [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]
| student_wing    = Peoples Students Federation
| position        = {{nowrap|[[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]]{{refn|<ref>{{cite book |title=Political Systems of the World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIkWJ3psB2gC&dq=centre-left+Pakistan+Peoples+Party&pg=PA119 |page=119 |publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=8170233070}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor=Vineeta Yadav |title=Religious Parties and the Politics of Civil Liberties |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-AeEAAAQBAJ&dq=Conservative+PML-N+with+the+center-+left+Pakistan+People%27s+Party+%28PPP%29+and+the+center-+right+PML-+N+party+to+enter+government.&pg=PA218 |quote= ... Instead, it has formed postelection coalitions with the center-left Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the center-right PML-N party to enter government. ... |date=2021 |page=218 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=978-0-19-754538-6}}</ref>}} to [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]]{{refn|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is Pakistan Democratic Movement fizzling out? |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2267872/is-pakistan-democratic-movement-fizzling-out |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=[[Tribune Pakistan]]|date= 10 October 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nawaz Sharif discusses Pakistan political crisis with Asif Ali Zardari | work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/nawaz-sharif-discusses-pakistan-political-crisis-with-asif-ali-zardari/articleshow/40798123.cms?from=mdr |access-date= |date= 23 August 2014|language=en}}</ref>}}}}
| national        = [[Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians|PPPP]]<br />[[Pakistan Democratic Movement|PDM]]
| colors          = {{color box|red}} [[Red]] {{color box|black}} [[Black]] {{color box|green}} [[Green]]
| slogan          = {{nq|  روٹی، کپڑا اور مکان}}<br/>''रोटी, कपड़ा और मकान''<br/>({{literal translation|''Bread, Clothes, and a House''|i=yes}})<ref>{{cite news|last=Malik|first=Hasnaat|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/888675/roti-kapra-aur-makan-ppp-won-1973-polls-on-populist-slogan-not-religion/|title='Roti, kapra aur makan': PPP won 1973 polls on 'populist slogan, not religion'|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=19 May 2015 |access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>
| seats1_title    = [[Senate of Pakistan|Senate]]
| seats1          = {{composition bar|24|100|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}}}
| seats2_title    = [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]]
| seats2          = {{composition bar|70|336|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}}}
| seats3_title    = [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab|Punjab Assembly]]
| seats3          = {{composition bar|14|371|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}}}
| seats6_title    = [[Provincial Assembly of Balochistan|Balochistan Assembly]]
| seats6          = {{composition bar|18|65|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}}}
| seats5_title    = [[Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|KP Assembly]]
| seats5          = {{composition bar|5|145|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}}}
| seats4_title    = [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh|Sindh Assembly]]
| seats4          = {{composition bar|118|168|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}}}
| seats7_title    = [[Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly|Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly]]
| seats7          = {{composition bar|5|33|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}}}
| seats8_title    = [[Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Azad Kashmir Assembly]]
| seats8          = {{composition bar|13|53|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}}}
| symbol          = [[Arrow]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=With 'arrows' aimed at all, Bilawal wants voters to back PPP on Feb 8 |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/529880-with-arrows-aimed-at-all-bilawal-wants-voters-to-back-ppp-on-feb-8 |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=[[Geo News]]|date=4 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref><br />[[File:Arrow PPP symbol.png|100px|center|Arrow]]
}}
{{Contains special characters|Urdu}}
{{Contains special characters|Sindhi}}
 
 
'''''Pakistan People's Party''''' {{refn|name= native names|group =n|{{lang-ur|{{nastaliq|پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی}}}} <br /> {{Lang-sd|پاڪستان پيپلز پارٽي}}<br/> {{lang-sd|पाकिस्तानु पीपल्ज़ पार्टी}} <ref>https://sangam.learnpunjabi.org/</ref>}} ({{small|abbr.}} '''PPP''') is a centre-left political party in Pakistan, recognised as the largest party in the [[Senate of Pakistan |Senate]] and the second-largest in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National assembly]]. Founded in 1967 in Lahore, the party emerged when several prominent left-wing politicians united against the rule of [[Ayub Khan]], led by [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]. The PPP is affiliated with the Socialist International. Historically, its platform was socialist, and it continues to advocate for transforming Pakistan into a social-democratic state, promoting egalitarian values, establishing social justice, and maintaining a robust military presence. Alongside the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the PPP ranks among the three largest political parties in the country.
 
The [[Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians]] (PPPP) is a dynastic political party led by [[Asif Ali Zardari]], who serves as the [[President of Pakistan]]. The party is chaired by his son, [[Bilawal Bhutto Zardari]], while his daughter, [[Asifa Bhutto Zardari]], also holds a position as a Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan| National assembly]] (MNA).
 
Since its establishment in 1967, the PPPP has been a significant centre-left force in Pakistani politics, with leadership predominantly concentrated within the Bhutto family. Its primary base of power is in the southern province of [[Sindh]]. The People's Party has been elected to power on five occasions (1970, 1977, 1988, 1993, and 2008) and has served as the largest opposition party four times (1990, 1997, 2002, and 2013). The party has produced a total of four prime ministers. In the 2018 general elections and the upcoming 2024 general elections, the PPPP secured the third position in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]].
 
The PPP dominated Pakistani politics during the 1970s but experienced a temporary decline during the military dictatorship of General [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]]. Following Zia's death and the restoration of so-called democracy in 1988, a two-party system emerged, primarily involving the People's Party and the [[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad|Islamic Democratic Alliance]], which was later succeeded by the Nawaz League. From 1999 to 2008, the PPP served as the principal opposition to the military government led by General [[Pervez Musharraf]].
 
In the 2013 general elections, the party faced defeat, losing significant support in [[Punjab, Pakistan | Punjab Province]] to the rising [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI), although it managed to retain its provincial government in Sindh. In the 2018 general elections, the PPP for the first time failed to form a government or emerge as the largest opposition party, a position that persisted in the 2024 general elections.
 
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Pakistan People's Party
پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی
AbbreviationPPP
ChairmanBilawal Bhutto Zardari
Secretary-GeneralTaj Haider[1]
SpokespersonShazia Marri[2]
Co-chairmanAsif Ali Zardari[3]
Historical leaders
Leader in SenateYusuf Raza Gillani
Leader in National AssemblyBilawal Bhutto Zardari
FounderZulfikar Ali Bhutto
Founded30 November 1967; 57 years ago (1967-11-30) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
HeadquartersPeople's Secretariat, Parliament Lodges, Red Zone, Islamabad
Student wingPeoples Students Federation
IdeologyIslamic democracy[4][5][6]
Third Way[7]
Progressivism[8]
Social democracy[9]
Historical:
Political positionCentre-left[14] to left-wing[17]
National affiliationPPPP
PDM
International affiliationSocialist International
Colors  Red   Black   Green
Slogan روٹی، کپڑا اور مکان
रोटी, कपड़ा और मकान
(lit. 'Bread, Clothes, and a House')[18]
Senate
24 / 100
National Assembly
70 / 336
Punjab Assembly
14 / 371
Sindh Assembly
118 / 168
KP Assembly
5 / 145
Balochistan Assembly
18 / 65
Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly
5 / 33
Azad Kashmir Assembly
13 / 53
Election symbol
Arrow[19]
Arrow
Party flag
Flagge der Pakistanischen Volkspartei
Website
Official website


Pakistan People's Party [n 1] (abbr. PPP) is a centre-left political party in Pakistan, recognised as the largest party in the Senate and the second-largest in the National assembly. Founded in 1967 in Lahore, the party emerged when several prominent left-wing politicians united against the rule of Ayub Khan, led by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The PPP is affiliated with the Socialist International. Historically, its platform was socialist, and it continues to advocate for transforming Pakistan into a social-democratic state, promoting egalitarian values, establishing social justice, and maintaining a robust military presence. Alongside the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the PPP ranks among the three largest political parties in the country.

The Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) is a dynastic political party led by Asif Ali Zardari, who serves as the President of Pakistan. The party is chaired by his son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, while his daughter, Asifa Bhutto Zardari, also holds a position as a Member of the National assembly (MNA).

Since its establishment in 1967, the PPPP has been a significant centre-left force in Pakistani politics, with leadership predominantly concentrated within the Bhutto family. Its primary base of power is in the southern province of Sindh. The People's Party has been elected to power on five occasions (1970, 1977, 1988, 1993, and 2008) and has served as the largest opposition party four times (1990, 1997, 2002, and 2013). The party has produced a total of four prime ministers. In the 2018 general elections and the upcoming 2024 general elections, the PPPP secured the third position in the National Assembly of Pakistan.

The PPP dominated Pakistani politics during the 1970s but experienced a temporary decline during the military dictatorship of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. Following Zia's death and the restoration of so-called democracy in 1988, a two-party system emerged, primarily involving the People's Party and the Islamic Democratic Alliance, which was later succeeded by the Nawaz League. From 1999 to 2008, the PPP served as the principal opposition to the military government led by General Pervez Musharraf.

In the 2013 general elections, the party faced defeat, losing significant support in Punjab Province to the rising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), although it managed to retain its provincial government in Sindh. In the 2018 general elections, the PPP for the first time failed to form a government or emerge as the largest opposition party, a position that persisted in the 2024 general elections.

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  1. ↑ Urdu: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی‎
    Sindhi: پاڪستان پيپلز پارٽي‎
    Sindhi: पाकिस्तानु पीपल्ज़ पार्टी‎ [20]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Bilawal announces PPP's central office-bearers". Dunya News. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "PML-N, PPP meet on power-sharing". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 24 August 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Zardari arrives in Lahore, to meet political leaders". Pakistan Observer (newspaper). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Ali, Shafqat (30 November 2022). "PPP has been struggling for supremacy of constitution, says Bilawal Bhutto". The Nation. He said that this country, its constitution and democracy are the most dear to the leadership and workers of PPP adding that his Party is firmly committed to the philosophy and manifesto of its founder that Islam is our religion, socialism is our economy, democracy is our politics and the source of power is the people.
  5. ↑ "About PPP". PPP Digital. Islam is our Faith. Democracy is our Politics. Socialism is our Economy. All Power to the People. Martyrdom Is Our Path.
  6. ↑ Siddiqa, Ayesha (7 December 2021). "Pakistan can't be Saudi Arabia or Iran. So it's inching towards Talibanisation". The Print. However, there are the non-religious parties that may not compete in violence but are equally willing to use the popular religious narrative to compete politically. The issues of constituency politics has made the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML–N), or the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) all look alike as far as the religious card is concerned.
  7. ↑ Ahmed, Samina (2005). "Reviving State Legitimacy in Pakistan". Making States Work: State Failure and the Crisis of Governance. United Nations University Press. p. 163.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Pakistan needs progressive alternative to populist, hate-driven politics of PML-N, PTI: Bilawal Bhutto | The Express Tribune". 27 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Farwell, James P. (2011), The Pakistan Cauldron: Conspiracy, Assassination & Instability, Potomac Books, p. 54
  10. ↑ "The Bhutto populism". The Nation. Pakistan. 22 November 2009.
  11. ↑ Political Systems of the World. Allied Publishers. p. 119. ISBN 8170233070.
  12. ↑ Vineeta Yadav, ed. (2021). Religious Parties and the Politics of Civil Liberties. Oxford University Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-19-754538-6. ... Instead, it has formed postelection coalitions with the center-left Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the center-right PML-N party to enter government. ...
  13. ↑ [12][13]
  14. ↑ "Is Pakistan Democratic Movement fizzling out?". Tribune Pakistan. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  15. ↑ "Nawaz Sharif discusses Pakistan political crisis with Asif Ali Zardari". The Economic Times. 23 August 2014.
  16. ↑ [15][16]
  17. ↑ Malik, Hasnaat (19 May 2015). "'Roti, kapra aur makan': PPP won 1973 polls on 'populist slogan, not religion'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "With 'arrows' aimed at all, Bilawal wants voters to back PPP on Feb 8". Geo News. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  19. ↑ https://sangam.learnpunjabi.org/

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