The Millat Party was a political party

Political party

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 in Pakistan

Pakistan

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, formed by Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari

Farooq Leghari

Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari was the eighth President of Pakistan from November 14, 1993 until December 2, 1997...

, former president of Pakistan

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, once he was no longer the president, and needed a platform to survive politically. He had the money to start a small-scale party. Because of his support to the establishment, a number of people joined him. Millat Party is now part of the ruling coalition

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 where it is represented by Sardar Farooq Leghari's son, Owais Leghari.
At the last legislative elections

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, 20 October 2002, the party was part of the National Alliance

National Alliance (Pakistan)

The National Alliance was a coalition of Millat Party, Sindh Democratic Alliance, National Peoples Party, and Sindh National Front in Pakistan. It was headed by former Pakistani Prime Minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, who was also the head of his own National Peoples Party .At the 2002 legislative...

, that won 4.6 % of the popular vote and 12 out of 272 elected members.

In May 2004, Millat Party merged with PML (Q) along with other parties to form united Pakistan Muslim League

Pakistan Muslim League

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