Meraj Muhammad Khan

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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.

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  1. ^ "Time running out to stem crises". The Nation (Pakistan). 21 October 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  2. ^ O'Donnell, Mike (2010). Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism: Retreat Or Resurgence?. Anthem Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-84331-895-8. 
  3. ^ Syed, Anwar Hussain (1982). Pakistan: Islam, politics, and national solidarity. Praeger. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-03-062536-7. 
  4. ^ "Śmierć prześladuje klan Bhutto". Dziennik.pl. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  5. ^ "Politician S Amir Hussain passes away". Daily Times (Pakistan). 2 December 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  6. ^ "A dangerous residual longing for jehad". Daily Times (Pakistan). 10 June 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  7. ^ "Tehrik-e-Insaaf Lahore chapter faces internal rift". Daily Times (Pakistan). 8 November 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 


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