The Pakistan People's Party (پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی) (PPP) is a centre-left, socialist-progressive, and social democratic political party in Pakistan. Affiliated with the Socialist International, its political philosophy and position, in the country's political spectrum, is considered centre-left, involves supporting the public ownership, egalitarianism, equality, and strong national defense.[7] Sinc
e its foundation in 1967, it had been a major and influential political left-wing force in the country and its party's leadership has been dominated by the members of the Bhutto-Zardari family. Since its formation in 1967, the PPP has been voted into power on five separate occasions (1970, 1977, 1988, 1993,2008). Once regarded as the most influential political party in the country, it is the largest opposition party in the National Assembly (lower house), leading the consolidated leftist alliance in the Parliament. However, the party maintained its majority control of Senate (upper house) and governing party in Sindh and two autonomous territories: the Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
