Center-right party co-founded by former Punjab Governor (1990-1993) Mian Muhammad Azhar and Pakistan's 16th Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, who is also its current leader (since January 1, 2003). Party was formed after dissidents from the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) led by Shujaat Hussain clashed with the PML-N leadership re its tepid support for the 1999 military coup d'état staged by General Pervez Musharaff. Party leadership contains many ministers from the Zia ul Haq and Nawaz Sharif administrations and is considered 'old-line establishment' [Pakistan Muslim League (Q); 'Q' stands for 'Quaid e Azam' or 'Great leader', the agnomen of Pakistan's founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah; پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ق)].
