Mazdoor Kisan Party
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The Mazdoor Kisan Party (MKP; Pashto: مزدور کِسان ګوند; Urdu: مزدور کسان پارٹی; lit. "Workers and Farmers Party") is a communist party in Pakistan.[3] It was founded on 1 May 1968 by Afzal Bangash and Sher Ali Bacha. Other prominent leaders included Ishaq Muhammad and Imtiaz Alam. In the 1970s, the MKP led a militant communist movement in Hashtnagar, Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (then known as the North-West Frontier Province).
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Mazdoor Kisan Party مزدور کسان پارٹی | |
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Pashto name | مزدور کِسان ګوند |
Chairman | Kamil Bangash |
Secretary-General | Taimur Rahman[1] |
Founders | Afzal Bangash Sher Ali Bacha |
Founded | 1 May 1968 (56 years ago) (1968-05-01) (original) 20 December 2015 (8 years ago) (2015-12-20) (merger) |
Split from | National Awami Party (Wali) |
Preceded by | PMKP CMKP |
Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism |
Political position | Far-left |
National affiliation | Left Democratic Front |
International affiliation | World Anti-Imperialist Platform[2] |
Colors | Red |
Party flag | |
Website | |
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On 20 December 2015, the Pakistan Mazdoor Kissan Party (PMKP) and the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party (CMKP) were merged to form the current MKP. The chairman of the MKP is Afzal Khamosh, a revolutionary leader from Charsadda District, while the Secretary-General is Taimur Rahman.[1]