Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid

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The Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML–Q) is a Pakistani political party with a centre-right position. It has a representation of five seats in the National Assembly and one in the Senate and is a part of the federal coalition government led by the Pakistan Muslim League – N (PML–N) under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The Q in its name stands for Quaid-e-Azam or Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Its leadership and members were once part of the PML–N or Pakistan People's Party (PPP) presided by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari. After the 1997 general elections, political differences arose that ultimately led to the creation of a faction inside of the party. The dissidents, led by Shujaat Hussain, called for strong and vocal support for the 1999 military coup d'état staged and led by then-Chief of Army Staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Pervez Musharraf. In 2002, dissident leaders launched the party, focused on President...

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