Naik Nam Karim

Naik Nam Karim is a Pakistani politician who has served as a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly since June 2026.

Political career Karim contested the 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-6 Hunza-Nagar-III as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 3 votes and was defeated by Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).

He contested a 2016 by-election from GBA-6 Hunza as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 2,587 votes and was defeated by Shah Salim Khan, a candidate of PML(N).

On 7 June 2026, he was elected to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly from GBA-6 Hunza as an independent candidate supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2026 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election. He received 6,429 votes and defeated Imtiaz Ul Haque, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

After the election, on 19 June 2026, he joined PPP, and was sworn in as a member of the Assembly on 22 June 2026.