The Pasban-e-Pakistan ( ur, پاسبانِ پاکستان ''Defenders of Pakistan'') also known as Pasban Democratic Party is a political party in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. It raises its voice against issues of injustice in society. Pasban's current president and founder is

Altaf Shakoor Altaf Shakoor (; born 15 August 1959) is a Pakistani politician who is the founder and current president of Pasban Pakistan, Pasban, a Pakistani social-political organization. Early life Altaf Shakoor was born on August 15, 1959, in Karachi, Si ...

History

Pasban was initially a youth wing of

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in Pakistan. In 1995, Pasban split from Jaamat-e-Islami and was founded by

as a separate splinter group. It registered itself as a political party in 2013. Now it is an independent organisation working for

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and highlights the problems faced by the common men.

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* Political organisations based in Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan {{Pakistan-party-stub