What is Tehrik-e-Istiqlal?
The '''Tehrik-e-Istiqlal Pakistan''' (Urdu: تحریک استقلال) was a political party which was once the second most popular [[List of political parties in Pakistan|political party in Pakistan]]. It was formed by Air Marshal Retd. [[Asghar Khan]] in 1970. In the [[1990 Pakistani general election]] it entered into an alliance with [[Pakistan People's Party|Pakistan Peoples Party]] for electoral calculus. In January 2012, Tehrik-e-Istiqlal announced merging with the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]. [[Category:Political parties in Pakistan]] {{asia-stub}}