Republican Party (Pakistan)
Pakistan Republican Party | |
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| Urdu name | پاکستان ریپبلکن پارٹی |
| Bengali name | পাকিস্তান রিপাবলিকান পার্টি |
| Abbreviation | RP |
| Leader | Feroz Khan Noon |
| President | Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan |
| General Secretary | Syed Abid Hussain Shah |
| Vice-president | Iskander Mirza |
| Founder | Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan |
| Founded | 23 April 1956 |
| Dissolved | 7 October 1958 |
| Split from | PML |
| Merged into | PML(C) |
| Ideology | Secularism Republicanism West Pakistani interest |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Federal Assembly (1957) | 21 / 80 |
| West Pakistan Provincial Assembly (1956) | 156 / 310 |
The Pakistan Republican Party was formed in 23 April 1956, by a break away faction of the Pakistan Muslim League and other politicians supporting the creation of the West Pakistan province, on the instigation of key leaders in the military and civil service. The President of the party was Dr Khan Sahib, Chief Minister of West Pakistan. The main instigator behind this development was Iskander Mirza, the then President of Pakistan. He was the vice president of this party. The Central Parliamentary Leader was Sir Feroz Khan Noon, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1957 - 1958).