(Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) (Jalsa Mazaar e Quaid Karachi) Imran Khan in Karachi

PTI rally: Sights, sounds, observations from Karachi

PTI rally: Sights, sounds, observations from Karachi

Leadership

The national leadership currently representing PTI are:

Shah Mehmood Qureshi (Vice Chairman)

- Received formal education from Aitchison College, Lahore. Received a Bachelors Degree in History from Forman Christian College.

- Received Law Degree from Cambridge University

Hamid Khan (Senior Vice President)

- Member Pakistan Bar Council - Former President Supreme Court Bar Council - Member of the council that won the case of Chief Justice Iftakhar M Chaudhry - One of the prominent Lawyer's Leader in restoration of judges movement.

Yusuf Malik Gabol (Vice President)

Belongs to a well known political family of Sindh, who have been in politics for four generations since pre partition.

His Grandfather Khan Bahadhur Sardar Allah Bux Khan Gabol was an MLA Bombay legislative Assembly, which governed Sindh at the time. He was also the Deputy Speaker of Sindh, and Mayor of Karachi.

Yusuf is an MBA from London and LLB from London UK, and has been associated with PTI since 1998.

Admiral Jawaid Iqbal (Vice President)

Vice Admiral (Rtd) Pakistan Navy and Former Ambassador; also the PTI Spokesman for military affairs.

Air Marshal (rtd) Shahid Zulfiqar (Vice President)

Born 1945 lahore, commissioned in PAF June 1964 and retired 1998 as Air Marshal. Was MD Shaheen Foundation for 2 years. Masters in Defence studies from Karachi University and MA Strategic studies from Quaid e Azam University. Was asked to be a candidate during 2002 elections from NA 125 and secured 6500 votes. Stayed on with the party as Deputy Secretary General and then acting Secretary General.

Ejaz Ahmad Chaudhary (Vice President & RO South Punjab )

He is B.Sc. Civil Engineering from University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Lahore. He started his political career with Jamat-e-Islami and was Rukan of Jamat-e- he joind Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf.Islami. He is Son-in-Law of formal Ameer-e-Jamat Mian Tufail. By 2004 he left the Jamaat and in 2007 Later he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf and selected as vice president. He is currently the spokesperson on Religious affairs, also his responsibility is to organize PTI in South Punjab.

Arif Alvi (Secretary General)

1. BDS (Dentistry) from University of Punjab (1970)

2. Master of Science in Prosthodontics from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1975)

3. Master of Science in Orthodontics from University of Pacific, San Francisco (1984)

4. Dean Faculty of Orthodontics (College of Physicians and Surgeons) (2000–07)

5. Diplomate American Boards of Orthodontics (1995)

6. Professor of Prosthodontics (Honorary) Karachi Medical and Dental College (1996–2005)

Shafqat Mahmood (Central Information Secretary)

1. Masters in Psychology from Government College Lahore. (1970) Also served as lecturer there in 1971.

2. Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University (1981)

3. Masters in Public Policy & Administration from University of Southern California(1987)

4. Awarded Huberts H. Humphery North-South Fellowship by the United States Government (1980)

5. Edward S. Mason Fellow in Public Policy in developing countries by Harvard University. (1980-81)

6. Served as Columnist for Pakistan's The News.

Omar Sarfaraz Cheema (Member CEC)

Profession : Actively involved in Agriculture and livestock & Dairy Services Sector since 1991. He studied Law in Punjab College back in 1990. Currently he holds the position of CEO Livestock and Dairy Services Company.

Mrs. Fauzia Kasuri (Women Wing President and Member ISC )

Bachelor of Arts from Karachi University, St.Joseph's College,Khi.

Graduate School at University of North Carolina, NC, USA.

First Part of the MBA program at UNC, NC.

Currently completing Masters in International Relations, PunjabUniversity.

Sardar Azhar Tariq Khan (Central Finance Secretary and member ISC)

Graduate Peshawar University

Specialized courses - 23 years experience in Investment Banking/Leasing Co.

Zahid Hussain Kazmi (Media Advisor to Chairman )

Spokespersons

As per policy of PTI, a collective of experts is established as spokespersons for that particular field. The following people are the official spokespersons of PTI.

Naeem ul Haque (Spokesperson Finance and Economic affairs)

He has thirty five years experience in banking, finance, corporate sector and law in Pakistan, London and New York. Fully conversant with the investment banking, capital markets and corporate environment in Pakistan, UK and USA. He is an M.A. (English Literature) University of Karachi(1970). Later on he did LL.B. from Sindh Muslim Law College Karachi. (1971) and Certificate in Advanced Banking, American Institute of Bankers, New York. (1977)

Shamsa Ali (Women Development)

She holds an LL.B from S. M. Law College Karachi (1982) and Bachelors of Arts degree from Kinnaird College, Lahore (1966). She is a practicing lawyer. She currently resides on the panel of advocates of Justice Division of the Federal Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs. In March 2002 she was appointed as an expert on the Committee to draft the proposed amendments in the Family Laws of Pakistan by Federal Ministry of Women' Development. She also remained a member executive Lahore High Court Bar between 2005–06 and 2008-09.

She is author of the book The Quranic Society -A Treatise on Women’s Rights, and 6 other research papers on women rights.

Dr. Shireen Mazari (Spokesperson (Advisor) Foreign Affairs)

Shireen M. Mazari, PhD, is a Pakistan political scientist and a prominent geostrategist, currently serving as Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Tank (FAT) of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf. She is currently working as the editor of the daily The Nation newspaper and as the Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party. She has also served as the Director General of The Institute of Strategic Studies, a think-tank based in Islamabad and was until recently a regular columnist at the daily The News International. She former served as professor of Military Science at the Quaid-e-Azam University.

Sadaqat Ali Abbassi (Spokesperson for Education)

He holds MS in Economics, MPhil in Economics and an MS degree in Information Technology.

Firdous Naqvi (Spokesperson for Commerce & Industries)

He holds Masters in Highway Design and Materials from University of Michigan Ann Arbor (1981), a Masters in Construction Management, University of Michigan Ann Arbor (1980) and a Bachelor in Civil Engineering (Structure), NED Engineering University Karachi (1979).

He has been Director House of Habib, Karachi since 1984. He was also appointed Director Business Development Makro-Habib Pakistan Ltd, in July 2005. He also remained Senior Director Commercial Makro-Habib Pakistan Ltd, Lahore from Nov.2008 to Feb.2010. He was also Chief Executive of Baluchistan Concrete and Blocks Ltd. between 1984–1998.

Other positions he held include 1. Director Tractebel Khaleej Power, Karachi 1994–1988

2. Projects controller RAPCO Roads, Abu Dhabi 1982- 1984

3. Office Engineer Mergentime Corporation, New Jersey 1979- 1982

Dr. Hamayun Mohmand (Spokesperson Healthcare)

He is a bachelors in Medicine and Surgery from Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Dr. Farid Malik (Spokesperson Science and Technology)

He did his Ph.D in Materials Engg. from Union Institute Cincinnati, Ohio in 1988. He also holds an MS in Metallurgical Engg. from University of Arizona, Tucson (1981) and BS in Metallurgical Engg. & Material Science University of Punjab (1976). He also held position of president, Pakistan student association in University of Arizona.

He also held chairmanship of Pakistan Science Foundation from 2002-05. Since 2005 he is Professor Operations Management FCC University Lahore.

Brig (R) Simon Samson Sharaf (Spokesperson Defence productions)

He is a Post Graduate from Quaid e Azam University. He specializes is International Political Economy with sharp focus on Nuclear Policy Making and Security. He also contributed in Nuclear Policy Making and Pakistan's Future War to the Defence Establishment of Pakistan

Currently he is Rector of St. Mary’s College, the first Catholic Higher education Institution in Pakistan and CEO of both Ecotech International Inc. USA and WaterTech Private Limited, Pakistan.

Imran Khan Minar-e-Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PTI Jalsa of Lahore Oct 30 2011

Insaf Student Federation

Insaf Student Federation is the official student wing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. ISF is present in all provinces of Pakistan.

Ideology and Policies

As a revolutionary party that has recently arrived on the national stage, PTI has called for major social, economic, and political reforms. PTI's ideology is derived mainly from Allama Iqbal's vision of a self-reliant, modern democracy derived from the guiding principles of humanity inherent in Islam. While Pakistan remains heavily reliant on international lenders and aid donors, PTI has promised to stop all foreign aid if it comes to power. PTI maintains that corruption in all of its forms - whether moral, financial, spiritual - has ruined Pakistan, and therefore a culture of accountability and transparency is needed to restore faith in the system of government. PTI politicians have consistently said that the only way to solve all of Pakistan's ills is to implement justice. PTI has robustly argued for complete religious freedom and greater representation for minorities. A number of Christians, Sikhs, and HIndus have joined the PTI in recent months because of the party's unwavering support for tolerance and diversity. PTI chief has spoken out about the dangers of religious extremism, sectarianism, narrow parochialism, intolerance, and hatred, emphasizing that it will do everything in its power to protect minority rights.Besides minorities, PTI has also spoken out for the plight of senior citizens, poor people, and women.

PTI believes in raising education standards across the country, launching a campaign to achieve universal literacy, and promoting schools and colleges in the nation. PTI Chairman Imran Khan has called for much-needed education reform and has promised to implement a universal system of education. At present, Pakistan follows several very different and competing models, which have had mixed results.By focusing on women, PTI believes that it will result in an uplifting of society and general prosperity.

Corruption in Pakistan is a serious and endemic problem, with Transparency International ranking the country 134/182 in its latest corruption index. PTI chief Imran Khan has said that corruption is the root cause of all of Pakistan's main problems. Promising to establish a model welfare state that provides for its citizens, reduce unemployment by creating many jobs, and implement economic policies which are conducive to reducing poverty^[, PTI has achieved widespread popularity for its proposed economic agenda.

PTI has also called for a complete overhaul of Pakistan's current political order and PTI chief Imran Khan has personally promised to eliminate the thana and patwari cultures which have robbed Pakistan. PTI believes in a complete abolition of feudalism, economic inequality, and government mismanagement. PTI has promised to crack down on police brutality, restructure the civil service, reform the electoral system, allow for a truly independent judiciary, decentralize state power, and enforce all laws which extend personal liberty.Imran Khan has been one of the few politicians to fully disclose his assets and in doing so, has started a trend towards greater transparency and accountability.

PTI believes in pursuing a foreign policy based on a nationalist agenda, which it believes will safeguard all of Pakistan's national interests and promote greater regional cooperation. PTI Chairman Imran Khan has promised to forge stronger relationships with neighboring countries, but not at the cost of Pakistan's national sovereignty or territorial integrity. Promising to further cement bilateral relations with China, which have already been boosted under the PPP administration, Imran Khan has laid out a bold agenda of building alliances with friendly countries to strengthen Pakistan's long-term interests. Arguing that terrorism, extremism, and radicalization have only increased as Pakistan has joined the US-led War on Terror, PTI believes that Pakistan must withdraw from this war, negotiate a peace settlement, and fight the battle against militancy on its own terms. PTI has promised to fully restore Pakistan's economic and political sovereignty if elected into power and has consistently vilified the PPP-led federal government for subverting Pakistan's national interests and strategic ambitions in order to please international powers.

General elections

Less than one year after its founding, PTI contested its first elections in the 1997 general elections, when Khan unsuccessfully stood from seven constituencies. In the 2002 general elections, the party won 0.8% of the popular vote with 1 out of 272 elected members.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, for the first time since its founding in 1996, did not contest the Pakistani general election on 18 February 2008. The reason given was that Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was put under house arrest by General (ret.) Pervez Musharrafand not allowed to work.