Pakistan Markazi Muslim League

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The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML; lit. 'Pakistan Central Muslim League') is an Islamist political party launched by the Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and its leader Hafiz Saeed. The professed aim of the party is to make Pakistan "a real Islamic and welfare state". It was founded as the Milli Muslim League (MML; lit. 'National Muslim League') in 2017. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) did not recognise the party for the 2018 Pakistani general election, though most of its candidates later contested under the Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek. It re-established itself as the PMML and registered with the ECP prior to the 2024 Pakistani general election, contesting seats in all four provinces including Punjab and Sindh. The United States Department of State regards it as a front for the militant organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). It has also stated that its secretary general Saifullah Khalid Kasuri has ties with the militant organization.

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