Pakistan Muslim League (N)
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| Pakistan Muslim League (N) پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن |
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| Leader | Nawaz Sharif |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Central Secretariat Parliament Lodges Islamabad, Pakistan |
| International affiliation | none |
| Website | www.pmln.com.pk |
The Pakistan Muslim League (N) (Urdu: پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن) is a political party in Pakistan. Currently, it is led by former PM Nawaz Sharif.
The Pakistan Muslim League was founded in 1962, as a successor to the previously disbanded Muslim League, and gained the (Nawaz) or (N) in 1993 for its leader, Nawaz Sharif. The Pakistan Muslim League (J) was formed in 1986. [1]
Factions of the PML-N broke away in 2001 forming Pakistan Muslim League (Q). Only PML-F is the other known political party besides these two with the PML brand name.
Despite Musharraf's best efforts to put aside the party leaders in exile and others in jail, legislative elections on 20 October 2002, the party won 9.4% of the popular vote and 14 out of 272 elected members.
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| Parties in parliament | Awami National Party - Balochistan National Party - Jamhoori Wattan Party - Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party - Pakistan Awami Tehrik - Pakistan Democratic Party - Pakistan Muslim League - Pakistan Muslim League (F) - Pakistan Muslim League (N) - Pakistan Peoples Party - Pakistan People's Party (S) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Alliances in parliament | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal: Jamaat-e-Islami - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) - Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan - Tehrik-e-Islami |
| Portal:Politics - List of political parties - Politics of Pakistan | |