Pakistan Muslim League (F) پاکستان مسلم لیگ ف | |
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| Abbreviation | PML-F |
| Leader | Pir Syed Sibgtullah Shah III Pir Pagaro VIII |
| President Sindh | Pir Sadaruddin Shah |
| Vice President | Muhammad Rashid Shah |
| Founder | Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II Pir Pagaro VII |
| Founded | 1973 (Initial) 1985 (current, as PML-F) |
| Merger of | Convention Muslim League Council Muslim League |
| Split from | United PML underJunejo (1980's) |
| Headquarters | Kingri house, Karachi |
| Ideology | Conservatism National conservatism Pakistani nationalism Islamic democracy Hurs interests |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Religion | Islam |
| National affiliation | GDA |
| Colors | Green |
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ThePakistan Muslim League (Functional) (Urdu:پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ف),acronym:PMLF, PML-F, PML (F)) is anationalist and pro-Hurs clanpolitical party inPakistan. It is one of thebreakaway groups of Pakistan Muslim League. The letter 'F' in its name stands forfunctional. It is primarily associated with the Sindhi religious leaderPir Pagaro.
In 1973, PML-Council man and powerful Sindhi landlord,Pir Pagaro VII(also known as Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II), managed to merge thePML-Council andPML-Convention to form the PML. The party was backed by industrialists and the business community and it stood against the PPP regime's nationalisation policies. It was a revival of the PML factions in disarray.[2]
Pir Pagaro VII became the head of this political party. He remained the chief of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional, and spiritual leader of theHurs. In 1976, PMLF joined the 9-party antiPakistan Peoples Party electoral alliance, thePakistan National Alliance, which also included the country’s three largest islamic parties, theJamiat Ulema-e-Islam,Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan and theJamaat-e-Islami.
On July 4, 1977 taking advantage of the chaos and uncertainty due to mass protests caused by allegations of rigging,General Zia initiated a coup d'etat codenamedOperation Fairplay, he took over the country and imposed martial law. In 1978 he banned all political parties and the PML-F even though it had welcomed the coup was banned.[3]
Zia also helped form a unifiedPakistan Muslim League in 1985 after the ban on the political parties was lifted.
In 1985 the party split from the unitedPakistan Muslim League (which was established in generalZia-ul-Haq's rule) when thePakistani establishment decided to makeMuhammad Khan Junejo the president of united PML. In response, Pir PagaraSyed Shah Mardan Shah-II parted ways with the mother league and formed his own party.
In the2002 Pakistani general election, the party won 1.1% of the popular vote and four out of 272 elected members.
In May 2004, PML (Functional) merged with PML (Q) along with other parties to form the unitedPML.[4]
However, after two months in July 2004, Pir Pagara and the PML (F) parted ways with the united PML citing differences with the Chaudhry brothers and calling the PML, theJatt league.[5]
In the2008 Pakistani general election, the PML-F won four seats,[6] and were given one reserved women's seat raising to their total to five National Assembly seats. Additionally, the party won eight provincial assembly seats in Sindh and three in Punjab.
In September 2010 the Pakistan Muslim League (F) andPML-Q united, forming the All Pakistan Muslim League (Pir Pagara).[7][8]
In January 2012 after the death of 7th Pir PagaraSyed Shah Mardan Shah-II his eldest sonSyed Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi III the 8th Pir Pagara became the President of Pakistan Muslim League (F). The Headquarters of PML (F) was then shifted to Raja House from Kingri House.[citation needed]
In the2013 Pakistani general election, PML-F won 6 seats in National Assembly and 10 seats inProvincial Assembly of Sindh, PML (F) joined the government ofNawaz Sharif.Pirzada Sadaruddin Shah Rashdi, younger brother ofSyed Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi III, of Pakistan Muslim League (F) was made the Minister of Overseas Pakistanis.[citation needed]
on 23 October 2017 PML -F became one of the founding members of theGrand Democratic Alliance that was formed bySindh-based political parties along with some dissident politicians to challenge thePakistan Peoples Party in the province.[9]
For the2018 Pakistani general election, PML-F led a new coalition namedGrand Democratic Alliance withAwami Tahreek,National Peoples Party,Pakistan Peoples Party Workers andPakistan Peoples Muslim League.[10]
In the2024 Pakistani general election the GDA headed by the PMLF continued its alliance with thePakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf however it suffered many losses and significantly undperformed. After the 2024 electionMPA's (Member of Provincial Assembly) ofGDA forfeited their seats in the Sindh Provincial Assembly in protest of rigging.[11]
| Election | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– |
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| 2002 | 328,923 | 1.13% | 5 / 342 | |
| 2008 | 685,684 | 1.98% | 5 / 342 |  |
| 2013 | 1,072,846 | 2.36% | 6 / 342 |  1 |
| Contested asGrand Democratic Alliance after 2017 | ||||
| 2018 | 1,260,147 | 2.37% | 3 / 342 | New |
| 2024 | 1,180,866 | 1.99% | 0 / 342 |  3 |
| Election | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– |
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| 2002 | 449,521 | 7.44% | 10 / 168 (10 General Seats) | |
| 2008 | 533,385 | 6.27% | 8 / 168 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1,138,400 | 11.57% | 9 / 168 | 1 |
| Contested asGrand Democratic Alliance after 2017 | ||||
| 2018 | 15,14,775 | 15.11% | 14 / 168 | New |
| 2024 | 1,399,137 | 12.34% | 3 / 168 | 11 |
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