The Election Commission of Pakistan has officially registered former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s new political party ‘Awam Party Pakistan’, Express News reported.
The registration announcement was accompanied by a notification confirming Abbasi as convener and Miftah Ismail as general secretary of the party.
The Commission also approved the Awam Pakistan intra-party elections, which took place earlier this year. Awam Pakistan submitted the details of these elections to the Election Commission on June 26, 2024.
With the registration of Awam Party Pakistan, the total number of registered political parties in Pakistan now stands at 168.
Earlier, several political figures joined the Awam Pakistan Party in Rawalpindi.
According to sources, a prominent landowner and head of the influential Chaudhary family, Chaudhary Inam Zafar, has ended his 40-year association with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
He, along with his family and allies, joined the Awam Party Pakistan under the leadership of former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
This political change follows a previous defection of the same type.
Sources further said that this change has changed the political landscape of Rawalpindi.
Besides, ten women leaders and advisors, previously affiliated with PML-N, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), also announced their allegiance to Awam Pakistan Party.
The women leaders include Zahida Parveen and councilors Saeeda Begum, Maira Begum, Rizwana Bibi and Arshi Begum.
This political change follows an earlier defection of Chaudhary Sarfraz Afzal, another key figure in the Chaudhary family, to the Awam Pakistan Party. These leaders revealed plans to hold a municipal convention in January, at which several other prominent PML-N figures are expected to join the party.
