Tehrik-e-Istiqlal Pakistan is a political party in Pakistan

Pakistan

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. It was formed by Air Marshal Retd. Asghar Khan

Asghar Khan

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 in 1970. Asghar Khan has retired from the post of President of the party and is currently headed by [Asaf Fasifuddin Vardag], former Member of the senate.

In 1979 Tehrik-e-Istiqlal Pakistan was in position to grab the power through winning the elections announced by General

General

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 Zia, and a large number of big political figures of current politics were active members of Tehrik-i-Istiqlal including Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri

Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri

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, Aitzaz Ahsan

Aitzaz Ahsan

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, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, Javed Hashmi

Javed Hashmi

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, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, Mushahid Hussain Syed, Mehnaz Rafi, Raja Nadir Pervez

Raja Nadir Pervez

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, Gohar Ayub Khan

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, Nisar Khoro, Nafees Siddiqui, Ashraf Liaqat Ali Khan, Zafar Ali Shah, Ahmed Raza Kasuri

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, Allama Aqeel Turabi, Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Sher Afgan Niazi

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, Manzoor Wattoo, Musheer Pesh Imam, Syeda Abida Hussain

Syeda Abida Hussain

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, 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

Movement for Restoration of Democracy

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(MRD) in 1983 and was detained by the government.
Quaid

• Air Marshal Retd. Asghar Khan

President (Pakistan)

• Asaf Fasihuddin Vardag

Punjab

• Sajjad Dar (President)
• Musharaf Ali Khan (Senior Vice President)
• Dr. Hasan Masood Khan (President Medical wing)
• Shahzad Abid Khan (Media Incharge)