Dawood Shah Kakar | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
President PTI Balochistan

Dawood Shah Kakar is the Provincial President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Balochistan. Born in Quetta, Kakar entered PTI as a member of the PTI Youth Wing and was key in is growth in Balochistan, as a strong youth activist of the party. He was appointed as Central Deputy General Secretary of the PTI Youth Wing in 2020 and 2022. Dawood swooped 445 votes in the 2024 PTI intra-party elections, securing the position of President of PTI Balochistan by a margin of 10 votes with Imran Khan’s approval. He contested in the 2024 Balochistan provincial elections from his constituency PB-40 Quetta-III. 

Dawood’s views support freedom of speech and human rights for the Baluchi people as well as Chairman Imran Khan’s vision of a united Pakistan with rule of law for all. He has been arrested and imprisoned by authorities in Quetta district jail on no charges an attempt to crackdown on PTI, especially in the dire situation in Balochistan.