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Pakistan
Tehrik-i-Istiqlal
The Tehrik-i-Istiqlal (Solidarity Movement) was founded by retired
Air Marshal Asghar Khan in 1969. The party's aim was to provide
a vehicle, in the center of the political spectrum, for the growing
middle class. Although the party acquired sizable support among
the professional classes, including lawyers and doctors, it did
not develop significant grassroots strength. In an effort to gain
increased status, in 1981 Tehrik-i-Istiqlal joined a number of
other parties in the MRD, but it left the movement in 1986. Tehrik-i-Istiqlal
did not fare well in the elections of 1988, and Asghar Khan resigned
as the party's chairman in 1989. In the elections of 1990, Tehrik-i-Istiqlal
allied itself with the PPP in the Pakistan Democratic Alliance.
In the elections of 1993, Tehrik-i-Istiqlal won no seats.
Data as of April 1994
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