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204:1962-10-24
1390:elections
292:) in the
176:2013–2018
172:In office
145:In office
116:In office
84:Incumbent
55:Arif Alvi
51:President
42:In office
594:ARY NEWS
392:See also
222:Pakistan
135:Majority
439:Nov 13,
380:in the
1453:Punjab
1412:Punjab
776:Senate
1463:Sindh
1417:Sindh
847:PML–F
841:BNP–M
826:PKMAP
820:JUI–F
808:MQM–P
784:PML–N
753:PKNAP
747:PKMAP
735:PML–Z
723:BNP–M
711:PML–Q
705:JUI–F
699:MQM–P
683:(114)
681:PML–N
486:as a
341:PML-F
321:Sindh
218:Sindh
214:Mithi
97:
1496:stub
814:NP–P
798:(18)
792:(20)
786:(33)
741:NP–P
701:(22)
695:(73)
689:(93)
441:2022
353:2002
298:2002
277:Urdu
198:Born
1402:ICT
855:(1)
853:ANP
849:(1)
843:(1)
837:(2)
835:JIP
828:(3)
822:(4)
816:(5)
810:(5)
804:(8)
802:BAP
796:PTI
790:PPP
767:(8)
761:(1)
759:MWM
755:(1)
749:(1)
743:(1)
737:(1)
731:(1)
729:BAP
725:(2)
719:(4)
717:IPP
713:(4)
707:(9)
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