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The Barabri Party Pakistan[2][3] (Urdu: برابری پارٹی پاکستان abbr. BPP), a political party founded in 2017 by musician/singer, political activist, social worker and intellectual Jawad Ahmad.[4] The party's name, Barabri, is an Urdu word meaning 'equality' because the fundamental underlying philosophy of the party is equitable distribution of resources and equality of access to opportunities for all citizens of Pakistan regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, nationality or gender.
Barabri Party Pakistan برابری پارٹی پاکستان | |
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| Urdu name | برابری پارٹی پاکستان |
| Abbreviation | BPP |
| Chairman | Jawad Ahmad |
| Vice Chairman | Dr. Shahnaz Khan |
| Founder | Jawad Ahmad |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Johar Town Lahore, Pakistan |
| Ideology | Egalitarianism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colors | Green, Gold, Red |
| Slogan | Khana, Kapra, Ghar, Tahafuz, Taleem, Sehat or Rozgaar, Bijli, Pani, Transport, Insaaf, RAYASAAT IN KI ZIMMEDAAR. |
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Pen (Qalam)[1]  | |
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| Barabri Party Pakistan | |
The party was delisted in January 2024 for failing to conduct intra-party elections.
Ideology edit
The fundamental underlying ideology of the party is leftist. Equality of access over opportunities and resources for all citizens of Pakistan regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, nationality or gender.
General elections 2018 edit
BPP fielded 12 candidates for five Provincial and seven National Assembly seats, including one woman, in 2018 elections; all of them belonging to the middle class, working class and youth, against the political stalwarts in the country. Jawad Ahmad[5][6][7][8] himself challenged Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif and Bilawal Zardari Bhutto[9][10] representing the three major political parties in Pakistan, in 2018 elections. He believes that these parties represent the elites in the country and election is a form of business for these parties. Jawad Ahmad further elaborates that ninety-nine percent of Pakistan population belongs to the middle and working class and unless candidates representing this ninety-nine percent of the population enter the parliament to work on people-centric legislation, nothing will change and status quo will keep on existing.[citation needed]
The party did not win any seat and their deposits in all contested constituencies were forfeited.
General elections 2024 edit
Ahead of the 2024 elections, the party was delisted by the Election Commission of Pakistan for failing to conduct intra-party elections and was not eligible to contest on any seat.[11]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "116 Election Symbols Alloted [sic] to political parties" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "'Doctors should be concerned about patient rights'". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Jawad Ahmed decides to participate in general elections 2018 - Entertainment". Dunya News. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Jawad Ahmed enters politics with his own political party 'Barabari'". Pakistan Today. May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Jawad Ahmad explains 'anti-PM' remarks which led to him being barred from speaking in Faisalabad". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ Hussainy, Faizanullah (2018-07-03). "Pakistan Election 2018: Jawad Ahmad is challenging PML-N, PTI, PPP". Hamariweb.com News. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "I will contest election against status quo: Jawad". The Nation. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ Gabol, Imran (2018-02-19). "Politics, activism, human rights highlights of Faiz Aman Mela". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ Wasim, Amir (July 3, 2018). "Candidate Profile: Challenging political biggies on behalf of 'middle class'". Dawn.
- ^ "Jawad Ahmad to contest election against Imran, Shehbaz and Bilawal with a focus on middle class". Samaa TV. June 1, 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ "ECP delists 13 political parties". Pakistan Today. 12 January 2024.