Pak Sarzameen Party
Pak Sarzameen Party | |
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President | Anis Kaimkhani |
Chairman | Syed Mustafa Kamal |
Secretary-General | Raza Haroon |
Spokesperson | Iftikhar Alam |
Vice Chairman | Aftkhar Randhawa |
Founded | March 23, 2016 |
Headquarters | House no. 44 L, Razi Road, Block 6 P.E.C.H.S , Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi |
Colors | Green, White |
Slogan |
Azm-e-Pakistan Arz-e-Pakistan |
Website | |
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Pak Sarzameen Party (Urdu: پاک سر زمین پارٹی) is a Pakistani political party founded by Syed Mustafa Kamal (former mayor of Karachi) on Pakistan Day 23 March 2016.
Background
On 3 March 2016, the party founder, Syed Mustafa Kamal conducted a press conference with Anis Kaimkhani, party president, after they flew back into Karachi from Dubai earlier that day. He criticized his ex-political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement and its leader Altaf Hussain by claiming that, in the past, he had links with Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing. He also announced his new political party without revealing the new name of the party.[1] Later the party was joined by former MQM members Raza Haroon, Dr. Sagheer Ahmed, Waseem Aftab, Anees Khan Advocate, Aftkhar Randhawa and Iftikhar Alam.[2]
Syed Mustafa Kamal founded the party on Pakistan Day 2016 at a press conference in Clifton, Karachi which was also attended by its other members.[3] The party is currently led by Syed Mustafa Kamal along with other members Anees Ahmed Qaimkhani (party president), Raza Haroon (secretary-general of the party), Dr. Sagheer Ahmed (senior vice-chairperson), Aftkhar Randhawa (Vice Chairman), Waseem Aftab, Anees Khan Advocate and Iftikhar Alam (party spokesman) who all were former members of MQM.[4]
References
- ↑ Ali, Rabia (3 March 2016). "Mustafa Kamal launches political party after no-holds-barred tirade against Altaf Hussain". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "Anees Khan Advocate joins Kamal's band of MQM dissidents". GEO TV. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "Mustafa Kamal names new political movement 'Pak Sarzameen Party'". The Express Tribune. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "Mustafa Kamal's 'Pak Sarzameen Party' launched". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 23 March 2016.