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Difa-e-Pakistan Council
The Difa-e-Pakistan Council ( ur, دفاعِ پاکستان کونسل, lit. ''Defence of Pakistan Council'', abbreviated as DPC) is an umbrella coalition of more than 40 Pakistani Political and Religious parties that advocate conservative policies such as closing NATO supply routes to Afghanistan and rejects the Pakistani government decision to grant India most-favored nation status. Organization Chief of Council In 2012, the Chief of The Defence of Pakistan Council was Sami-ul-Haq. The council is an alliance of right-wing groups, some of which are banned terrorist outfits. It is chaired by Sami-ul-Haq and includes leaders of Jamatud Dawa (JuD) and the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), operating under the name of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jamaat (ASWJ). Fazlur Rehman Khalil, a founder of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and currently head of the Ansar-ul Umma, is another leading cleric in the council. According to the council's website, 36 organizations or people are part of the DPC (althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two North American. Established in the aftermath of World War II, the organization implemented the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949. NATO is a collective security system: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties. During the Cold War, NATO operated as a check on the perceived threat posed by the Soviet Union. The alliance remained in place after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and has been involved in military operations in the Balkans, the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. The organization's motto is ''animus in consulendo liber'' (Latin for "a mind unfettered in deliberation"). NATO's main headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium, while NATO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan
Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) ( ur, ) is a Islamist political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1948 by leaders of All India Sunni Conference. JUP exercised considerable political influence in Pakistani politics during 1970s to 2003. Its students' wing Anjuman Talaba-e-Islam has a considerable following in Sunni institutions across the country. The Party is considered a moderate force in the country. History It was established on 28 March 1948 in Multan, Pakistan by the leaders of All India Sunni Conference to present Sunni Sufi representation in Islamic Republic of Pakistan.It had major support base in Sindh and Punjab. JUP supported Ayub Khan's regime during the 1965 presidential elections on the promises of getting a Shariah-based Pakistan. In the 1970 elections, the JUP got the seven seats in Sindh under the leadership of Maulana Ahmad Shah Noorani but it did not join General Zia' Ul Haq government due to Salafi-Saudi inclination of Zia regime.The party was opposed to Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 NATO Attack In Pakistan
The 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan (also known as the Salala incident, Salala attack or 26/11 attacks) was a border skirmish that occurred when United States-led NATO forces engaged Pakistani security forces at two Pakistani military checkposts along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border on 26 November 2011, with both sides later claiming that the other had fired first. Two NATO Apache helicopters, an AC-130 gunship and two F-15E Eagle fighter jets entered as little as to up to into the Pakistani border area of Salala (located in the Baizai subdivision of the Mohmand Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas) at 2 a.m. local time. They came from across the border in Afghanistan and opened or returned fire at two Pakistani border patrol check-posts, killing 28 Pakistani soldiers and wounding 12 others. This attack resulted in a deterioration of relations between Pakistan and the United States. The Pakistani public reacted with protests all over the country and the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafiz Abdul Ghaffar Ropri
Hafiz () or Hafez may refer to: * Hafiz (Quran), a term used by Muslims for people who have completely memorized the Qur'an ** ''Al-Ḥafīẓ'', one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "the Ever-Preserving/ Guardian/ All-Watching/ Protector" People * Hafiz (name), including a list of people with the name * Hafez, a 14th-century Persian mystic and poet. Sometimes credited as "Hafiz" or "Hafiz of Shiraz" * Hafiz, starring role played by actor Ronald Coleman in ''Kismet'' (1944 film) *Abdel Halim Hafez, Egyptian singer Places * Hafez, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Tomb of Hafez, one of two memorial structures in Shiraz, Iran, erected in memory of the Persian poet Hafez Others * ''Hafez'' (opera), 2013 Persian-language opera by Behzad Abdi * Hafiz (horse), French Thoroughbred racehorse * ''Hafís'' (drift ice), work for choir and orchestra by Jón Leifs * Al-Hafez, Salafi Islamist channel from Egypt. * Hafez Awards, an annual awards ceremony which is held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi
Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi is a Pakistani cleric and the nominated head of the organization All Pakistan Ulema Council. Life Ashrafi is a member of the Supreme Council of an NGO, Muslim World League, Mecca. He serves as the President Wafaq ul Masajid Pakistan. Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council He was also former Advisor to President of Pakistan for Interior and Affairs of Islamic World. Ashrafi has been awarded President Award for Peace and Human Rights, OIC Award for Peace & Harmony and Hafiz-e-Quran. He is chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council & Special Representative Prime Minister of Pakistan for Middle East and Interfaith Harmony. He is also the member of Supreme Council of Muslim World League, Mecca. He is president of Dar-ul-Afta Pakistan. He is Khateeb in Grand Jamia Masjid Behria Town, Lahore and Mohtamim Madrassa Marhaba Kurry Road, Rawalpindi. He is President of Wafaq-ul-Masajid Madaris-e-Pakistan (One- Madras e Masjid Organization) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Pakistan Ulema Council
The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) is a Muslim umbrella group and organization in Pakistan whose members include Islamic clerics and legal scholars from a range of Islamic traditions. Maulana Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi is its current chief. The organization was established initially to support a Christian girl who was charged with blasphemy. Pakistan Ulema Council was established in 1990. The fundamental reason for establishing the PUC was to put an end to the growing sectarian violence and interfaith confrontation in the country, and to spread Islam's true message of peace, love, forbearance, harmony and services to mankind throughout the world. Keeping this objective in mind, the PUC chose the following Quranic commandment as its manifesto: "Co-operate with each other in 'righteousness' and 'piety', not in 'sin' and 'hostility.'" Views Protection of minorities in Pakistan Pakistan Ulema Council joined hands with the Pakistan Interfaith League, which includes Christians, Sikhs and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat
Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat ( ur, عالمی مجلس تحفظ ختمِ نبوت) is an international Islamic organization. Founded by Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari in 1954 in Multan when Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam was banned due to Khatm-e-Nubuwwat movement of 1953, Pakistan as a non-political missionary organization. He was elected the first Emir. The incumbent Emir is Nasiruddin Khakwani. In 1974 Tehreek e Khatam e Nabuwat under the guidance of AMTKN as a result, the National Assembly unanimously amended the constitution to declare the Ahmadi religious community a non-Muslim minority. Emirs * Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari (1954–1961) * Qazi Ahsan Ahmed Shuja Abadi * Muhammad Ali Jalandhari * Lal Hussain Akhtar * Maulana Muhammad Hayat (acting Emir) * Muhammad Yousuf Banuri Muhammad Yousuf Banuri (7 May 1908 – 17 October 1977) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, founder of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia and former President and Vice President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad ( ur, ; born 6 November 1950) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 38th Interior Minister of Pakistan from 2020 to 2022. He is famous because of his smoking cigars and Laal Haveli. He is the founder and leader of Awami Muslim League, additionally, Rasheed also maintains close relations with the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Early life and education Ahmad was born on November 6, 1950 in Babra Bazaar in Rawalpindi, Punjab. He received his early education from Polytechnic College and graduated from Government Gordon College. He completed his Bachelor of Laws at the University of Punjab. Ahmad was a leader of the student union at Gordon College. Political career Ahmad began his political career during his student years and was actively involved against the military regime of Ayub Khan. Rasheed was elected to the National Assembly six times. In the 1985 Pakistani general election, which was held on non-party basis, he was elected as the me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awami Muslim League (Pakistan)
Awami Muslim League Pakistan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani political party formed in June 2008 by Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad. The party tends to have close relations with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Former party This was also the name of the political party founded by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and which later evolved into the Awami League, the party that, under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (himself a former aide to Suharwardy). The All Pakistan Awami Muslim League was formed as a breakaway faction of the " All Pakistan Muslim League" in 1949, within two years of the formation of Pakistan. Two parties of the same name were created in Pakistan. The East Pakistan Awami Muslim League formed by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, which later became Awami League The word Muslim was dropped in 1953. Electoral history NA-62 (Rawalpindi-VI) This constituency of Rawalpindi tends to be the primary electoral seat for AML leader, Shaikh Rasheed Ahm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq
Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq ( ur, ; born 20 February 1952) is a Pakistani politician who is the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Z). He served as Minister for Religious Affairs and Minorities in the government of General Pervez Musharraf from 2004 to 2007, after having served as Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis in the government of Nawaz Sharif from 1990 to 1993. A graduate of Southern Illinois University, Ijaz worked as a banker prior to entering in politics in 1988, following the assassination of his father General Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistan's sixth president. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1990 and May 2018. He is mostly active during dictatorial regimes in Pakistan. Early life and education Ijaz was born on 20 February 1952 to General Zia-ul-Haq, who was born in Jalandhar, and Begum Shafiq Zia, who was born in Uganda. He received his master's degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University, United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Muslim League (Z)
Pakistan Muslim League (Zia-ul-Haq Shaheed) ( ur, ) is a political party in Pakistan formed in 2002. It is named after General Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistan's president from 1978 to 1988. With the general elections of 2002, Ijaz-ul-Haq won the National Assembly seat, and merged with the Pervez Musharraf-endorsed Pakistan Muslim League (Q). It gained the federal religious affairs ministry under Haq. After PML-Q was routed following the general elections of 2008, PML-Z separated from the larger party in February 2010. In March 2010, PML-Zia successfully contested by-elections held in Bahawalnagar for Member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly, upsetting the Pakistan Peoples Party. During the floods of 2010, the party also came to national attention for distributing relief goods worth millions of rupees in Southern Punjab. On October 9, 2011, PML-Zia became the only party to support the PML-N's threat to dissolve the Punjab Assembly and pre-empt the PPP's expected victory in the 2012 Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
