Alliance of Islamic Forces in the Politics of Pakistan: A Study of Islamic Jamhoori Ittehad

Authors

  • Dr. Muhammad Rizwan Associate Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Abbottabad
  • Muhammad Hassan Senior Research Fellow National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
  • Sadaf Butt Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Abbottabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51665/al-duhaa.003.02.0220

Keywords:

Islamic values, democratic values, social justice, alliance, political objectives.

Abstract

In order to challenge the existing political setup of Pakistan, an alliance of Islamic forces titled Islami Jamhoori Ittehad was formed in year 1988. Leadership of the Ittehad agreed to confront the democratic and socialist agenda many political parties including Pakistan People’s Party. The composition of nine rightist parties was also known as centre-of-right political alliance. Although Pakistan Muslim League, National Awami Party and Jamat-i-Islami apparently presented a moderate standpoint, yet an Islamic identity and provision of Islamic democratic system was presented as the main objective behind the formation of Ittehad. Present study will try to analyze that how a religio-political alliance was mainly motivated by the Islamic values in order to attain political objectives.

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Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

Rizwan, M. ., Hassan, M. ., & Butt, S. . (2022). Alliance of Islamic Forces in the Politics of Pakistan: A Study of Islamic Jamhoori Ittehad . Al-Duhaa, 3(02), 11–22. https://doi.org/10.51665/al-duhaa.003.02.0220

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Vol. 3 No. 02 (2022): Al-Duhaa (July-Dec, 2022)

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