Party List
A complete list of major political parties that participated in the Pakistan General Election 2024. Political parties in Pakistan must be registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to contest elections and nominate candidates. Pakistan has hundreds of registered political parties, ranging from national parties that contest National Assembly seats across the country to regional parties focused on specific provinces and constituencies. Independent candidates may also contest elections without being affiliated with any political party.
Major Political Parties Participating in the 2024 General Election in Pakistan:
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) / PTI-Backed Independent Candidates – Imran Khan
- Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) – Shehbaz Sharif / Nawaz Sharif
- Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) – Bilawal Bhutto Zardari / Asif Ali Zardari
- Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) – Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui
- Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) – Maulana Fazlur Rehman
- Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI) – Siraj-ul-Haq
- Awami National Party (ANP) – Aimal Wali Khan
- Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) – Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain
- Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) – Abdul Aleem Khan
- Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) – Sardar Akhtar Mengal
- National Party (NP) – Dr Abdul Malik Baloch
- Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) – Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi
- Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) – Mahmood Khan Achakzai
- Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) – Alliance of Regional Sindh Parties
- Independent Candidates
The 2024 election was particularly notable because many PTI-affiliated candidates contested as independents after the party lost its traditional election symbol. These PTI-backed independent candidates emerged as the single largest bloc in terms of National Assembly general seats won. Following the election, PML-N, PPP, MQM-P, PML-Q and several smaller parties formed a coalition government at the federal level.
