Awami National Party

The Awami National Party (Pashto: ملي عوامي ګوند, Urdu: عوامی نيشنل پارٹی; Acronym: ANP), is one of the leading socialist party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. A strong proponent of the Pashtun nationalism, its main area of electoral influence is in the Pashtun dominated areas of Province, with some following in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. In 1986, the National Democratic Party merged with several other progr... More

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