Meraj Muhammad Khan

Meraj Muhammad Khan (Urdu: معراج محمد خان) (born 20 October 1938)^[1] is a political leader in Pakistan. A founding member of the Pakistan Peoples Party of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto^[2] he served as Federal Minister for Manpower in the first PPP government (1972–1977), falling out with Bhutto in 1975 he was arrested and imprisoned^[3] in solitary confinement till his release in 1977.^[4] He later became leader of the Movement for Restoration of Democracy^[5] and was a prominent democratic activist and leftist leader in the 1980s.

Meraj Muhammad Khan joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf headed by Imran Khan in 1998, becoming secretary-general,^[6] but resigned from the party in 2003^[7] citing differences with Khan. He then joined Mazdoor Kissan Party which later merged with Communist Party of Pakistan to form Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party.

See also

• Pakistan Peoples Party
• Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
• Mazdoor Kissan Party
• Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party
• Meraj Muhammad Khan's and Gen Rahimudin Khan's birth place is same qaimgunj both belong same trib afridi

References

1. ^ "Time running out to stem crises". The Nation (Pakistan). 21 October 2008. http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Karachi/21-Oct-2008/Time-running-out-to-stem-crises. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
2. ^ O'Donnell, Mike (2010). Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism: Retreat Or Resurgence?. Anthem Press. p. 77. ISBN 9781843318958. 
3. ^ Syed, Anwar Hussain (1982). Pakistan: Islam, politics, and national solidarity. Praeger. p. 129. ISBN 9780030625367. 
4. ^ "Śmierć prześladuje klan Bhutto". Dziennik.pl. 29 December 2007. http://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/swiat/artykuly/66812,smierc-przesladuje-klan-bhutto.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
5. ^ "Politician S Amir Hussain passes away". Daily Times (Pakistan). 2 December 2007. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\12\02\story_2-12-2007_pg12_8. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
6. ^ "A dangerous residual longing for jehad". Daily Times (Pakistan). 10 June 2002. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-6-2002_pg3_5. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
7. ^ "Tehrik-e-Insaaf Lahore chapter faces internal rift". Daily Times (Pakistan). 8 November 2004. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_8-11-2004_pg7_28. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 

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