Awami National Party

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The Awami National Party (ANP) is a Pakistani political party primarily based in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A leftist Pashtun nationalist party which advocates for federalism in Pakistan, its president is Aimal Wali Khan since 2024 with Mian Iftikhar Hussain serving as the secretary-general. The party was founded by Abdul Wali Khan, son of Bacha Khan, in 1986. It was a member of the Peoples Party-led socialist coalition in the federal government from 2008 to 2013, advocating for secularism, public sector government, and social egalitarianism. The 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. The ANP is a supporter of secularism and strong opposer of religious extremism. Several ANP leaders have been the target of militant attacks led by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Despite being associated with Pashtun nationalism, the ANP has opposed "Greater Pashtunistan...

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