Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani

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Islamic scholar from

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. He is the founder & leader of

Islami Tehreek Pakistan Islami Tehreek Pakistan commonly known as ITP (Urdu: اسلامی تحریک پاکستان) is a Pakistani political party founded by Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi in 2012. The party's symbol are two swords. It is mostly active in Gilgit-Baltistan. Histor ...

also Patron-in-Chief of

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. His main objective is to create an Islamic rule in the Pakistan.

Political history

Tehreek-e-Jafaria

He was also the head of one of the largest

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organizations in

the Tehreek-e-Jafaria. After a ban by 1995 regime, it continues to work under the name of ''Tehreek-e-Islami''. Again the ''Tehreek-e-Islami'' was banned and a new party was formed with the name

. Naqvi also headed the religious wing of ''Tehreek-e-Islami'' i.e. the

. After the murder of

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in 1988, he was elected as the head of the

Tehrik-e-Jafaria Tehreek-e-Jafaria ( ur, ; TJP ; en, Movement of Shia Law) was a Shia political party, which was founded in 1979 by Syed Arif Hussain Al Hussaini.Its creation coincided with the enforcement of controversial Islamic laws by then President of Paki ...

by the Supreme Council of Shiite clergy of Pakistan.

Islami Tehreek Pakistan

He is currently the founder and leader of

Arrest in a Criminal Case 2004

in 2004

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regime arrested the Naqvi in charge of Azam Tariq murder case the leader of

Sipah-e-Sahaba Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP, , Guardians of the Prophet's Companions), renamed to Millat-e-Islamia, is a Islamist organisation in Pakistan, which also functioned as a political party. It broke away from the main Deobandi Sunni organisation ...

, an

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Anti-Shia

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Islamist organization leader who was murdered in 2004 by a member of the

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a shia militant organization in revenge for the Quetta mosque attack and the massacre of more than 50 shia muslims by

in 2003. The Thousands of his supporters warned the government that they would besiege the federal capital if the government did not release Naqvi within the next few weeks. The demonstrators staged a rally in

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on Sunday to protest the detention of Naqvi and the killing of

leaders. Naqvi was released on bail from the Adiala Jail on Saturday. The Golra Police arrested him on November 16, in connection with the Azam Tariq murder case. After rejection of his bail petition in a special anti-terrorist court, Naqvi's lawyers went to the high court, which ordered his release. Naqvi's sons and the

Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal The Muttahida Majlis–e–Amal (MMA; Urdu: , "United Council of Action") is a political alliance consisting of conservative, Islamist, religious, and far-right parties of Pakistan. Naeem Siddiqui (the founder of Tehreek e Islami) proposed suc ...

leaders received him and he was taken to his home under tight security.

References

Pakistani Shia Muslims Pakistani politicians Living people 1940 births {{pakistan-politician-stub

Political history

Tehreek-e-Jafaria

Islami Tehreek Pakistan

Arrest in a Criminal Case 2004

See also

References