Balawaristan National Front (Naji)
The Balawaristan National Front (Urdu: بلاورستان نيشنل فرنٹ , romanized: Balāwaristān Naishanal Franṭ abbr. BNF), more commonly known as the BNF, is a Pakistani political party of Gilgit-Baltistan.It was founded by Nawaz Khan Naji in 1989. The party calls for Gilgit-Baltistan to be given autonomy while still remaining a part of the Pakistani federation, and to be declared the fifth province of Pakistan.
Balawaristan National Front بلاورستان نيشنل فرنٹ | |
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| Abbreviation | BNF |
| Leader | Nawaz Khan Naji |
| Spokesperson | Shafqat Inqilabi |
| Founder | Nawaz Khan Naji |
| Founded | 28 December 1989 |
| Preceded by | Balawaristan National Front |
| Headquarters | Ghizer, Pakistan |
| Ideology | Autonomy for Gilgit-Baltistan Self-determination Anti-taxation |
| Colors | Green |
| Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly | 1 / 33
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The party is led by Nawaz Khan Naji and has been represented in the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly by a single member, the aforementioned Nawaz Khan Naji, since 2011.
The party has high amounts of support in Ghizer District, where the founder of BNF Naji is from, and from smaller isolated pockets throughout the rest of Gilgit-Baltistan.