The Tehreek Tahafuz Ayin, sometimes called Tehreek Tahafuz Ayin-e-Pakistan or Grand Opposition Alliance, abbreviated as TTAP (Movement for the Protection of the

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) is a

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, multi party political alliance of several

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led by

's largest political party, the

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...

. Currently it consists of six parties that protest against

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in the 2024 Pakistani general elections and to oppose the Second Shehbaz Sharif government under the leadership of

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. The alliance was founded after the 2024 Pakistani general elections, which were marred by allegations of rigging, vote fraud, manipulation and misconduct. Primarily, the

(PTI) led the opposition movement and protested against alleged rigging in the elections, but soon invited many political parties to join its ranks. The PTI invited its long time close allies, the

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led by

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, the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen led by

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and the Grand Democratic Alliance led by

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-based leadership to protest against the Shehbaz Sharif government, due to it being ‘sitting on a stolen mandate.’ The PTI announced an alliance with

and his Pashtunkwa Milli Awami Party to contest the validity of the election results. In

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, the BNP-M led by Akhtar Mengal criticized the government for its mishandling of the elections and formed an alliance with the PTI. Furthermore, the

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and the

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reported rigging. With these several parties forming a large opposition alliance led by the PTI, on Saturday, 13th April 2024, Omar Ayub Khan announced the formation of the ‘Movement for the Protection of the Constitution’ alongside Akhtar Mengal and

. The movement was founded following several opposition meetings between parties which were mediated by

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, a PTI senior member. The movement began protests against rigging all over Pakistan, primarily in

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. Mengal and the BNP-M currently lead the front in Balochistan, while the Grand Democratic Alliance and to a lesser extent, the Jamaat-e-Islami run the protests in

. Achakzai and Omar Ayub are the movement’s two highest leaders, leading the movement countrywide and through

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and

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, while Hamid Raza and Nasir Abbas have given the movement political support. The

has not joined the coalition, despite being invited several times by PTI senior leader,

, though the JUI-F has voiced protests, though not as part of the TTAP. The alliance has heavily supported rightfully implementing the

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, as well as has accused

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for rigging and violating constitutional law. The GDA has also not joined the alliance officially due to unknown reasons.

Member parties

Alliance members

Close allies

Parties that have shown interest in joining and have supported the TTAP’s efforts, but are not members.

References

{{Reflist 2024 establishments in Pakistan Political parties established in 2024 Political party alliances in Pakistan