Party Formation
On the 30th of November 1967 the NAP split between Maulana Bhashani and Khan Wali Khan, ostensibly because Bhashani sided with China while Professor Muzaffar Ahmed, along with Khan Abdul Wali Khan, sided with the USSR in the Sino-Soviet split.
Following the split, the leftist members of the NAP, many of whom were active in a Kissan (peasant) Committee, decided to follow the Wali Khan faction. Soon after, the leadership of the Wali Khan faction, being landlords, decided not to allow members of the NAP to also be members of the Kissan Committee. The leftists, led by Afzal Bangash, then decided to leave the NAP and establish the Mazdoor Kisan Party.
The NAP party leadership struggling with a rivalry between Mahmud Ali Kasuri and Mahmudul Haq Usmani for the Presidency. Ultimately the leadership backed Abdul Wali Khan as a compromise candidate. The National Council of the Party met on 30 June and 1 July 1968 at Royal Hotel, Peshawar, with Professor Muzaffar Ahmed, President of East Pakistan NAP chairing the first session. Abdul Wali Khan was unanimously elected as President of the party.
Office Bearers
- Khan Abdul Wali Khan President
- Dabiruddin Ahmed Vice President
- Amir Hussein Shah Vice President
- Syed Muhammad Kaswar Gardezi General Secretary
- Mahmudul Huq Usmani General Secretary
- Dewan Mahboob Ali Joint Secretary
- Ajmal Khattak Joint Secretary
- Mohiuddin Ahmed Treasurer
- Khan Amirzadah Khan Senior Leader
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