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. It was formed by Air Marshal Retd. Asghar Khan in 1970.
Tehreek-e-Istiqlal تحریک استقلال | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Asghar Khan |
| Founder | Asghar Khan |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Dissolved | 2012 |
| Merged into | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Ideology | Pakistani nationalism Progressivism Mixed economy Reformism Welfarism Minority rights |
| Political position | Centre |
| Religion | Secular |
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.
In 1990 Pakistani general election it entered into an alliance with Pakistan Peoples Party for electoral calculus.
In January 2012, Tehreek-e-Istiqlal announced merging with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.