▁have ▁ar isen , ▁such ▁as ▁Pakistan ▁Pe op les ▁Party , ▁once ▁advoc ating ▁a ▁left ist ▁program ▁and ▁now ▁more ▁cent rist . ▁Nation ally , ▁the ▁r uling ▁Pakistan ▁Pe op les ▁Party ▁( PP P ) ▁is ▁weak . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁the ▁M utt ah ida ▁Maj lis - e - A mal ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁more ▁ag gress ively ▁the ocr atic ▁national istic ▁expression . ▁The ▁M MA ▁see ks ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁culture ▁and ▁her itage ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁its ▁people , ▁the ▁Muslim ▁population . ▁It ▁t ies ▁the ocr atic ▁national ism ▁with ▁the ▁ag gress ive ▁defence ▁of ▁Pakistan ' s ▁borders ▁and ▁interests ▁against ▁arch rival ▁India , ▁with ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁majority ' s ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁majority . ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁national ist ▁parties ▁include ▁the ▁Aw ami ▁National ▁Party , ▁which ▁is ▁closely ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁Pas ht un - major ity ▁state ▁in ▁North - West ▁Front ier ▁Province ▁and ▁the ▁Feder ally ▁Admin ister ed ▁Trib al ▁Are as ▁includes ▁many ▁Pas ht un ▁leaders ▁in ▁its ▁organization . ▁However , ▁the ▁Aw ami ▁National ▁Party , ▁At ▁the ▁last ▁legisl ative ▁elections , ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁won ▁a ▁me ag re ▁ 1 . 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁and ▁no ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁In ▁Bal och istan , ▁the ▁Bal och istan