Balochistan National Party (Mengal)
Balochistan National Party بلوچستان نيشنل پارٹی | |
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| Abbreviation | BNP |
| President | Akhtar Mengal |
| Chairman | Ataullah Mengal |
| General Secretary | Jahanzeb Jamaldini |
| Vice President | Musa Jan Baloch |
| Notable members |
Sajid Tareen Mir Noor-ud-din Mengal Sanaullah Baloch Abdul Razaq Langov Akhtar Hussain Langov |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Ideology |
Baloch Nationalism Democratic socialism Secularism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Red (Top), Yellow (Middle) and Green (Bottom) |
| Senate |
1 / 104
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| National Assembly |
4 / 342
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| Balochistan Assembly |
10 / 65
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| Website | |
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balochistannationalparty | |
The Balochistan National Party or Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (Urdu: بلوچستان نيشنل پارٹی) is a political party in Balochistan, Pakistan. BNP believes in more provincial rights and greater autonomy for Baluchistan province through peaceful and democratic struggle.
In 1972, the National Awami Party or NAP formed the first elected government in Balochistan after winning the elections and Ataullah Mengal was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Balochistan. But just nine months after the formation of the NAP Government, it was overthrown by Bhutto who used Nawab Akbar Bugti's allegation that Mengal's regime wanted to disintegrate Pakistan and liberate Balochistan as grounds for this dismissal. Ataullah Mengal, Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo, Gul Khan Nasir, Nawab Khair Bux Marri and the other NAP leaders were thrown in jail. They were released when Bhutto's government was toppled by Zia-ul-Haq, after spending more than four years in captivity. By this time differences had arisen between the NAP leadership, so while Mengal, Bizenjo and Nasir went to the NAP headquarters, Khair Bux and Shero Marri headed home.
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