{"id":528397,"date":"2026-01-30T09:03:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=528397"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:03:43","slug":"bilour-retired-from-electoral-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/bilour-retired-from-electoral-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilour retired from electoral politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>serving nation for 55 years<br \/>\n PESHAWAR<br \/>\nVeteran politician, senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and former federal minister Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour has announced his retirement from electoral politics at the age of 86.<br \/>\nAddressing a press conference at Bilour House here, Ghulam Ahmad Bilour said he was relocating from Peshawar to Islamabad due to prevailing circumstances, while making it clear that he would continue to play an active role in politics.<br \/>\nReflecting on his political career, Bilour said he had served the country and the nation for 55 years.<br \/>\nHe claimed that those who neither bow nor sell themselves are not allowed to move forward, which, according to him, was the reason he was defeated three times.<br \/>\nExpressing concern over the country\u2019s current political and economic situation, the former federal minister said the country lagged behind on the economic front.<br \/>\nHe stressed that the rulers and all political parties must seriously reflect on the country\u2019s challenges.<br \/>\nBilour underscored the importance of the 18th Constitutional Amendment and said that any attempt to undermine or tamper with the amendment would harm the country.<br \/>\nReferring to internal party electoral decisions, he said he was leaving behind a strong political party but would remain committed to his roots and ideology.<br \/>\n\u201cI am leaving Peshawar, but I will be buried in this soil. I am stepping away from electoral politics, not from politics,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>serving nation for 55 years PESHAWAR Veteran politician, senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and former federal minister Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour has announced his retirement from electoral politics at the age of 86. 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