Jahangir Tareen is making a comeback to politics.
With PTI defectors by his side, he has launched the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party.

Senior politician Jahangir Khan Tareen made the official announcement of the foundation of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party on Thursday in LAHORE. The party’s stated goal is to promote economic and social changes in Pakistan.
At a news conference in Lahore, Tareen, a former close friend of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan who fell out with him in later years, unveiled the new party, which has already attracted more than a hundred defectors and deserters from the PTI.
As Aleem Khan, Ali Zaidi, Imran Ismail, Tanveer Ilyas, and others from the old PTI looked on, Tareen declared that they were reuniting to realize the “teachings of Quaid-i-Azam and the dreams of Allama Iqbal” in forming the new party.
At the news conference, Tareen and other officials condemned the arson and vandalism attacks on government buildings on May 9 that targeted vital military installations and the monuments of the martyrs.
Tareen formally announced the formation of his political party by saying, “We have come here to set the foundation of a new party ‘the Istehkam Pakistan. “Today, we promise that we will play our role at the forefront to rid Pakistan of this current quagmire,” he declared.
Our party will be the working class’ party. He continued, “We will fight to realize the visions of Quaid-i-Azam and Allama Iqbal.” “Today, Pakistan requires leadership that heals societal and political rifts through the spread of love rather than hate.”
The party’s senior politician declared that its reform plan would be released soon. He declared, “Through the mandate of our voters, we will attempt to introduce political, social, and economic reforms.”
He emphasized that they wanted to do better in upcoming elections and seek to increase exports by, among other things, bolstering the agricultural sector, protecting the rights of the populace, and improving the IT industry.
The young people’s hopes and dreams, he argued, were the party’s driving force. “We will also protect the rights of women and minorities and become the voice of the voiceless,” he vowed.
In light of the fact that “Pakistan is passing through a critical period,” a new political party is necessary, Tareen emphasized. He went on to say that he had taken the initiative so that he could make a positive impact on national growth.
Tareen reflected on the many people he had worked with and learned from over the course of his political career, but he was clear that he had entered politics with one goal in mind: to effect change.
He went on to say that he had joined the PTI in order to bring about the reforms that were much needed in the country, and that everyone in the room at the news conference felt the same way.
The veteran politician claimed that in the coming days, new details will emerge that would reveal just how hard he and his colleagues had worked to reach their objective.
“We worked hard so that the party [PTI] could win the elections and implement its reforms agenda,” he explained. As a result of their failure, “the people lost hope,” he continued, “when our primary purpose was to bring reforms.”
We were meant to fix our stifling economy, strengthen ties with other countries, and take responsibility for our actions, but we did nothing of the like, as Tareen put it.
Conflict on May 9
Tareen added that the politics of recent years had harmed the “social fabric of our society,” adding that “there is a dire need to correct all these misdeeds.”
He emphasized the importance of optimism for the country at this time.
Tareen continued by saying that on May 9, the PTI stormed military sites and vandalized memorials to the dead. He claimed that the events of May 9 had a major effect on Pakistan’s government. “It changed the political discourse of Pakistan,” he continued.
“We all really want to heal the wounds of this country by promoting unity, stability, and tolerance,” he stated. He promised to launch “earnest initiatives” to address the “multitude of problems” facing the country.
Regardless of the cost, Tareen urged punishment for the “culprits, planners, and handlers of the saddest day” of May 9. They have done nothing wrong and should be treated harshly by the law. The mob requires a heavy hand.
Tareen claimed that many more notable politicians would join his party in the coming days, and almost one hundred former PTI members had already joined the new party at the national and provincial assembly levels.
He went on to say that the newcomers would be formidable opponents because they would have a large base of support among their constituents.
In addition, “the unity of our members at one platform and their collective efforts will navigate Pakistan out of its current crises,” he said.
In the words of Aleem Khan
Former Imran confidant Aleem Khan had previously applauded Tareen’s plan to launch a new party, saying that the situation had become exceedingly chaotic following the May 9 incident, to the worry of patriotic Pakistanis.
He gave credit to Tareen for organizing the get-together. He remarked that for the past 12 years, they had all been working together on the same platform. “But alas, those ambitions were never realized,” he sighed.
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Tareen founded the new party on Wednesday night at a dinner-reception hosted by Aleem Khan, when approximately one hundred former PTI lawmakers of the national and provincial assemblies were present.
Several PTI leaders left the party when the government blamed Imran Khan’s imprisonment in a fraud case on May 9 for the nationwide rioting that followed.
Fawad Chaudhry, a former top leader of the PTI, reportedly attended the meal on Wednesday but only announced his formal membership in the party on Thursday.
Musarrat Cheema, who just left the PTI, has denied joining the IPP and instead claims to have taken a hiatus from politics.
Hashim Dogar’s disbanded group of link-minded ex-PTI MPs is another major event.
Dogar, the ex-home minister of Punjab, declared that the ‘Democrat Group’ had been disbanded, and that “all the friends can make their own decisions about their future.”
I’m not going to join a party, but I’ll keep working against the PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) in the political arena.