Tehreek-e-Istiqlal

Tehreek-e-Istiqlal (Urdu: تحریک استقلال) was a political party in Pakistan. It was once the second most popular political party in Pakistan.[2] It was formed by Air Marshal Retd. Asghar Khan in 1970.[3][4]

Tehreek-e-Istiqlal
تحریک استقلال
LeaderAsghar Khan
FounderAsghar Khan
Founded1970 (1970)
Dissolved2012 (2012)
Merged intoPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
IdeologyPakistani nationalism
Reformism
Political positionCentre[1]

In the 1970s Tehrik-i-Istiqlal, many prominent public figures were active members of Tehrik-i-Istiqlal including Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Allama Aqeel Turabi, Aitzaz Ahsan, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, Javed Hashmi, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, Mushahid Hussain Syed, Mehnaz Rafi, Raja Nadir Pervez, Gohar Ayub Khan, Nisar Khoro, Nafees Siddiqui, Ashraf Liaqat Ali Khan, Zafar Ali Shah, Ahmed Raza Kasuri, Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Sher Afgan Niazi, Manzoor Wattoo, Musheer Pesh Imam, Syeda Abida Hussain, Syed Fakhar Imam, Raja Niaz Khan (AJK) and many others. But at last movement Gen. Zia postponed the elections and Asghar Khan remained in house arrest for more than five years. Asghar Khan joined the newly formed Movement for Restoration of Democracy (MRD) in 1983 and was detained by the government. Quaid Air Marshal Retd. Asghar Khan.[5]

In 1990 Pakistani general election it entered into an alliance with Pakistan Peoples Party for electoral calculus.[6]

In January 2012, Tehreek-e-Istiqlal announced merging with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Striking similarities between PTI and Tehrik-e-Istiqlal". www.thenews.com.pk.
  2. "Striking similarities between PTI and Tehrik-e-Istiqlal". www.thenews.com.pk.
  3. Aziz, Shaikh (13 July 2014). "A leaf from history: Was Asghar tipped as premier?".
  4. "The politics of opposition in Pakistan : a case study of the Tehrik-i Istiqlal, 1971-77 | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  5. Khan, Mohammad Asghar (2008). My Political Struggle. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-547620-0.
  6. "Who rigs polls in Pakistan and how?". 19 June 2018.
  7. "Air marshal (retd) Asghar Khan joins PTI". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  8. desk, Web (2011-12-12). "Asghar Khan quits as TIP chief, backs PTI". Samaa. Retrieved 2023-05-01.


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