Miftah Ismail and Shahid Khaqan launch new party

Karachi: After a long wait, Awaam Pakistan, a new political organization has emerged in the political scene of Pakistan.
The video, shared on Pakistan’s official platform Awaam, shows frustrated citizens discussing national issues such as inflation, labor shortages, corruption, unemployment and educational disparity.
Both leaders quit the PML-N due to policy differences and launched a national debate under the banner of ‘Rethinking Pakistan’ in 2023. Abbasi heads the committee, with Miftah as his deputy.
Miftah argued that political engagement should not be limited to conventional figures like Nawaz Sharif or Asif Ali Zardari, but unconventional organizations can also bring about change.
Prominent personalities of various ranks, including former PML-N stalwarts and experts, have joined Awaam Pakistan.
According to the former finance minister, the party’s organizing committee includes former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor and PML-N leader Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan, PML-N senator Javed Abbasi and former MQM MNA Sheikh Salahuddin.
The founding members include former PML-N MNA from Faisalabad, former health minister Zafar Mirza, former PML-N MPA Zayem Hussain Qadri, Hazara activist Fatima Atif, Sindhi nationalist leader Anwar Somro, MP Abdul Moiz Jaferii and former HEC chairman Tariq Javed.
The party plans to officially launch on July 6 or 7 with 17 founding members. Abbasi stressed the need to recruit experts and experts, rather than the usual “selected”, whose aim is to enrich the political discourse with diverse experiences.
Emphasizing the approach of Abbasid principles to build relationships, he affirmed the observance of constitutional norms.
Last December, the former prime minister announced that he would not contest the upcoming general election.
In August, he called the National Assembly the worst in the country’s history, aiming to undermine public confidence in his government.
Then on May 13, Miftah announced the formation of a new party, which has not yet been named. In an article published in an English-language daily, he stated that the new party will have a “different form” and that its leadership will consist of “women and youth” and that it will set term limits for party leaders accordingly. constitution.
He said the party would avoid targeting one province or ethnicity and not rely on dynasty or family politics dominated by its contemporaries.
“We are fast reaching the point of no return and we must take a hard look at the ineffective government that has failed our people,” he said.
He considered Pakistan’s current political leaders “unreachable and short-sighted” about Pakistan’s future.
The former finance minister said that Pakistan should be governed by individuals of integrity, competence and results, adding that the youth will attract the attention of the party leadership and the people.