Awami National Party
The Awami National Party (ANP; Urdu: عوامی نيشنل پارٹی, Pashto: اولسي ملي ګوند; lit. People's National Party) is a Pashtun nationalist, secular and leftist political party in Pakistan. The party was founded by Abdul Wali Khan in 1986 and its current president is Asfandyar Wali Khan, grandson of Bacha Khan, with Mian Iftikhar Hussain serving as the Secretary-General. Part of the PPP-led cabinet of the Pakistani government during 2008−13, ANP's political position is considered left-wing, advocating for secularism, public sector government, and social egalitarianism.
Awami National Party عوامی نيشنل پارٹی عوامي ملي ګوند | |
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| Urdu name | عوامینيشنل پارٹی |
| Abbreviation | ANP |
| President | Asfandyar Wali Khan |
| General Secretary | Mian Iftikhar Hussain |
| Spokesperson | Zahid Khan |
| President Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Aimal Wali Khan |
| General Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Sardar Hussain Babak |
| Founder | Abdul Wali Khan |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Preceded by | NAP (Wali) |
| Headquarters | Bacha Khan Markaz, Peshawar |
| Student wing | Pakhtun Students Federation |
| Youth wing | National Youth Organization |
| Ideology | Liberal socialism Pashtun nationalism Secularism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| National affiliation | PONM Pakistan Democratic Movement |
| International affiliation | UNPO Progressive Alliance |
| Colors | Mahogany |
| Slogan | Peace, Democracy, and Development |
| Senate | 3 / 100 |
| KPK Assembly | 2 / 145 |
| Balochistan Assembly | 3 / 65 |
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ANP was the largest Pashtun nationalist party in Pakistan between 2008−2013 with influence lying in the Pashtun dominated areas in and around Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. They governed the province from 2008 to 2013 but lost to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the assembly election of 2013.