Breakaway Factions
The Pakistan Muslim League was founded in 1962, as a successor to the previously disbanded Muslim League (itself the successor to the pre-partition All-India Muslim League). After the independence and creation, the Muslim League greatly suffered with internal political disagreements, lack of political motives and public reforms, and inadequate administration preparations and mismanagement. In the 1954 general election, it suffered its worst defeat, a brutal, embarrassing loss at the hands of Communist Party of Pakistan in East-Pakistan and the now-defunct Republican Party in the West-Pakistan. In 1970 elections, it also suffered many set backs and only manage to win 2 seats in East-Pakistan while only 10 in West Pakistan. The list below shows the well-known breakaway factions and their relationships with the military, although many minor factions existed throughout the history:
| Pakistan Muslim League—Military Establishment relationships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Party | Nature of relationship to Establishment | Political spectrum | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | Anti-establishment, Pro-status quo | Centre-right, Conservative | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | Pro-establishment, pro-status qou | Centrist | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (F) | Pro-establishment, anti-status quo | Centrist | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Like-Minded) | Pro-PML(N), Anti-establishment, pro-status quo | Centrist, Conservative | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Z) | Pro-establishment, pro-status quo | Far-right, religious conservative | |
| All Pakistan Muslim League | Pro-establishment, pro-status quo, anti-PML(N) | centrist, national conservative | |
| Defunct, merged and non-functional parties | |||
| Political Party | Fate | Currently active | |
| All-India Muslim League (AIML) | Devolved into Muslim League, legal personality is presently continue and bestowed by the PML(N) | No. | |
| Pakistan Muslim League | Large part of the party led by the PML(N), other parts of the party are divided into smaller factions | No | |
| Awami Muslim League | Currently in alliance with Pakistan Movement for Justice | Yes | |
| Convention Muslim League | Merged with PML(N) | No | |
| Council Muslim League | Merged with PML(N) | No | |
| Muslim League (Qayyum) | Merged with PML(N) | No | |
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