National Party (Pakistan)

National Party
نيشنل پارٹی
AbbreviationNP
LeaderAbdul Malik Baloch
Secretary-GeneralMir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi
FoundersAbdul Hai Baloch
Abdul Malik Baloch
Hasil Bizenjo
Founded2003 (2003)
Merger ofBalochistan National Democratic Party (BNDP)
Balochistan National Movement (Hayee) (BNM-H)
HeadquartersQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Student wingBaloch Students Organization (Pajjar)
IdeologySecularism
Social democracy
Baloch nationalism
Civic nationalism
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationPDM
International affiliationProgressive Alliance
Senate
1 / 96
National Assembly
1 / 336
Balochistan Assembly
4 / 65
Election symbol
Saw
Party flag

The National Party (abbr. NP) is a Pakistani political party, based in Balochistan, with a leftist political position and a social democratic ideology. It is one of the largest regionalist parties active in the province, along with the Balochistan National Party. It traces its legacy from the Kalat State National Party of Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo, Mir Gul Khan Nasir and Mir Abdul Aziz Kurd, and is currently headed by Abdul Malik Baloch.