The Pakistan Democratic Party (PDP) was a political party in Pakistan, founded by Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan in June 1967.[2][3] Nawbzada Nasrullah Khan led the party until his death in 2003.[4][5] After Nawab's death, the party's leadership was later taken by his son Nawabzada Mansoor Ahmed Khan; the party later merged with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2012.[5][6][7] It was a major rival during Pakistan's former president, Pervez Musharraf's presidency due to its affiliation with Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) led by its chief Nawbzada Nasrullah Khan along with PML-N and PPP which was created to campaign for Pakistan’s return to civilian rule after the 1999 military coup led by General Musharraf and was reported to include over a dozen political parties.[8][9]
Pakistan Democratic Party پاکستان جمہوری پارٹی | |
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Abbreviation | PDP |
Chairman | Nawabzada Mansoor Ahmed Khan |
Secretary-General | Nawaz Gondal |
Vice President | Basharat Mirza |
Senior Leader | Arshad Chaudhary |
Founder | Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan |
Founded | June 1967 |
Dissolved | 2012 |
Merged into | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
National affiliation | ARD |
Election symbol | |
Umbrella[1] | |
At the legislative elections held on 20 October 2002, the party won 0.29% of the popular vote.
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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1970 | 737,958 | 2.24% | 1 / 313
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1988 | 80,473 | 0.40% | 1 / 237
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1990 | 51,645 | 0.24% | 0 / 237
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1997 | 47,153 | 0.24% | 0 / 237
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2002 | 83,976 | 0.29% | 0 / 342
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2008 | 64, 505 | 0.19% | 0 / 342
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