Pa-O National Organisation

Not to be confused with the Pa-O National Liberation Organisation.

The Pa-O National Organisation (PNO) (Burmese: ပအိုဝ်း အမျိုးသား အဖွဲ့ချုပ်) is a Pa-O political party in Myanmar (Burma). Its armed wing, the Pa-O National Army, has between 400 and 700 active personnel.^[3] The PNO administers the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone, which consists of three townships in southern Shan State: Hopong, Hsi Hseng, and Pinlaung townships.^[1]

Pa-O National Organisation ပအိုဝ်း အမျိုးသား အဖွဲ့ချုပ်
Chairman	Khun Aung Kham Hti[1]
Founded	1949 (1949)
Headquarters	Taunggyi, Shan State; Pa-O Self-Administered Zone (controlled territory)
Ideology	Pa-O interests Buddhist nationalism[2] Ultranationalism[2]
Colours	Blue, green, red
Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw	1 / 224
Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw	3 / 440
Seats in the Shan State Hluttaw	6 / 151
Party flag
Website
www.pa-onational.org
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The PNO claims to represent the Pa-O people and promotes agricultural and work programmes across its controlled territory, in additional to building schools and hospitals in the area.^[4] The organisation's armed wing, the Pa-O National Army (PNA), is a close ally of the Burmese military, while PNO itself has close ties to the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party.^[5][6]