Khushal Khan Kakar

Khushal Khan Kakar (خوشحال خان کاکڑ) is a Pakistani politician who is the founder of the Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party (PNAP).

Political career
Kakar established the Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party (PKNAP) on 27 December 2022, founding it as a distinct faction of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP).

He contested the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-251 Sherani-cum-Zhob-cum-Killa Saifullah, NA-262 Quetta-I and NA-265 Pishin as a PKNAP candidate. He received 46,117 votes, 8,810 votes, and 31,436 votes, being defeated by Syed Samiullah of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)), Adil Khan Bazai, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) affiliated independent, and Fazal-ur-Rehman, the leader of the JUI(F), respectively.