- Sardar Yaqoob Khan Nasar
Sardar Yaqoob Khan Nasar is a former Member of the
National Assembly of Pakistan and a famousPashtun politician from the Balochistan Province inPakistan . He has been returning to Parliament regularly since his first electoral win in 1985. He has remained a Federal and Provincial Minister several times. He is also the Provincial President of thePakistan Muslim League (N) . He is a close aide of former Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif .In the February 18, 2008 elections held in Pakistan, Mr. Nasar lost the election from Loralai District where there were allegtions of massive rigging by independant election observers. It is noteworthy to mention that he lost to a candidate from the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) which was being supported by former President
Pervez Musharraf .He is the chief of the
pashtun Nasar Tribe who have many members in Pakistan and Afghanistan and commands strong influence and respect in his native constituencyLoralai District , which is one of the biggest districts of Pakistan.ee also
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Pakistan Muslim League (N)
*Loralai District References
* [http://www.pmln.org.pk/leader_info.php Pakistan Muslim League]
* [http://www.psofts.net/election/newsdetails.asp?newsid=84 Election Pakistan article: Tough fight on two more NA seats in Balochistan]
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