What is the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)?
Q: What is the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)?
A: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP, Urdu: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی) is a centre-left Islamic Socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated to the Socialist International.
Q: Who founded the PPP?
A: The party was founded on November 30 1967 by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who was also its first chairman.
Q: What is the party creed of the PPP?
A: The party creed is "Islam is our faith; democracy is our politics; socialism is our economy; all power to the people."
Q: Where does most of the support for PPP come from?
A: Although its center lies in the southern province of Sindh, it also has considerable support in the more densely populated province of Punjab and even Azad Jammu and Kashmir as Azad Kashmir People's Party (Pakistan People's Party Jammu and Kashmir).
Q: How many times has PPP been in power since Partition?
A: This is the 4th time that PPP has been in power since Partition.
Q: When did PPP form their own parliamentary group?
A: The Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) was formed in 2002 by PPP for compliance with electoral rules governing Pakistani parties.
Q: Who currently leads PPP?
A: To date, its leader has always been a member of the Bhutto family.
