Khushal Khan Kakar

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Khushal Khan Kakar
خوشحال خان کاکڑ
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NationalityPakistani
Political partyPashtunkhwa National Awami Party
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Khushal Khan Kakar (Urdu: خوشحال خان کاکڑ) is a Pakistani politician who is the founder of the Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party (PNAP).

Political career[edit]

Kakar established the Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party (PKNAP) on 27 December 2022, founding it as a distinct faction of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP).[2][3][4]

He contested the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-251 Sherani-cum-Zhob-cum-Killa Saifullah, NA-262 Quetta-I and NA-265 Pishin as a PKNAP candidate. He received 46,117 votes, 8,810 votes, and 31,436 votes, being defeated by Syed Samiullah of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)), Adil Khan Bazai, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) affiliated independent, and Fazal-ur-Rehman, the leader of the JUI(F), respectively.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Family Cries Foul In Pakistani Politician's Death From 'Head Injury'". www.rferl.org. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  2. ^ Shahid, Saleem (14 December 2022). "Situationer: Infighting That Bleeds PkMAP". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ Shahid, Saleem (28 December 2022). "PkMAP 'officially' splits". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Kakar demands new NAP against terrorism". The Express Tribune. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-04-12.