Pakistan Democratic Alliance
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Pakistan Peoples Party
پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی |
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| Chairman | Bilawal Bhutto Zardari |
| Secretary-General | Nayyar Hussain Bukhari |
| Leader in Senate | Aitzaz Ahsan |
| Leader in National Assembly | Khurshid Shah |
| Founder | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Founded | 30 November 1967 |
| Headquarters | People's Secretariat, Parliament Lodges at Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Student wing | Peoples Students Federation (PSF) |
| Ideology |
Progressivism Social Liberalism Islamic socialism Democratic Socialism Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| Colors | Black |
| Slogan | Bread, Cloth and Shelter |
| Senate |
27 / 104
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| National Assembly |
47 / 342
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| Punjab Assembly |
8 / 371
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| Sindh Assembly |
95 / 168
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| KPK Assembly |
6 / 124
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| GB Assembly |
1 / 33
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| AJK Assembly |
5 / 49
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| Election symbol | |
| Arrow | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Pakistan Peoples Party (Urdu: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی, commonly referred to as the PPP) is a left-wing, socialist-progressive political party of Pakistan. Affiliated with the Socialist International, its political philosophy and position, in the country's political spectrum, is considered centre-left, and involves supporting public ownership, egalitarianism, equality, and a strong national defence. Since its foundation in 1967, it had been a major and influential political left-wing force in the country and the party's leadership has been dominated by the members of the Bhutto family. Its centre of power lies in the southern province of Sindh.
Since its formation in 1967, the PPP has been voted into power on five separate occasions (1970, 1977, 1988, 1993, 2008). It dominated the politics of Pakistan during the 1970s, however suffered a temporary decline during the Military Dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq. After the re-establishment of democracy in 1988, following Zia's death, a two-party system inculcated, with PPP and IJI (later succeeded by PML(N)) as the two major sides. The party served as the principal opposition to the Musharraf-led Liberal govenrment from 1999 to 2008. Until the disqualification of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani by the Supreme Court in 2012, the PPP was regarded as the most influential political party in the country. It is currently the largest opposition party in the National Assembly (lower house), leading the consolidated leftist alliance in the Parliament. The party maintains its status as the governing party in its stronghold province of Sindh, as well as the majority party in the Senate.
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