ISLAMABAD: The number of political parties in Pakistan registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has increased to 135 after the registration of eight new parties.
According to ECP, the eight new political parties recently registered with ECP included Awami Tehreek, Pakistan Mohafiz Party (National), Qaumi Awami Tehreek Pakistan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Ittehad, First Democratic Front Pakistan, Peoples Alliance, Aam Aadmi Movement and Kisan Ittehad are also among the new political parties recently added to ECP list.
Out of 135 political parties, only 16 are part of Parliament. Amendment in country’s election laws few years back had made the procedure of registering a political party bit laborious, still the list of political parties is growing.
