Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi ( ur, مخدوم محمد جاوید ہاشمی; born 1 January 1948), is a Pakistani politician, political realist, and a senior

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

thinker on the platform of

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Teh ...

. After serving as a cabinet minister in the Sharif's administrations in the 1990s, Hashmi aligned himself on the realist school of international relations and was a proponent of supporting the civilian control on the

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and the

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. After the military takeover of the government in 1999, Hashmi reportedly exposed the

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's misadventure in

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with the

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when he demanded to constitute the commission to investigate the events implicated front role of the

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Pervez Musharraf General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of t ...

in 2003. Briefly sentenced to the

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by the session court in 2004 over the allegations of

treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplo ...

, Hashmi's sentence was overturn by the

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when it declared his case hearings as

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on 4 August 2007. Initially supporting the impeachment movement against

with

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime minister of Pak ...

, he drifted apart from the PML(N) to join the Imran Khan's PTI in 2011 but was ousted after disagreeing with the demonstration against the elected government, which he viewed that it had the support from the

to destabilized the elected Sharif administration in 2014. Without political support, Hashmi lost the

byelection A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

and went on to join the PML(N) after reconciling his differences on the policy matters with the

in 2018. Besides his political career, Hashmi is a prolific writer on

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and

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, and is an author of geopolitical book, "''Yes! I'm a Rebel'', where he successfully calculated the danger of the foreign supported

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in Pakistan and precisely placing a prediction on Musharraf government's weakening the state of

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Biography

Early life, education, and student politics

Javed Hashmi was born into an agriculturist family on 1 January 1948 in

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the ol ...

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. Other sources noted his birthplace in

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with same date and year of birth; though, he confirmed his date of birth and year as well as birthplace on 1 January 1948 in Multan. His family was known for their participation in the

Pakistan Movement The Pakistan Movement ( ur, , translit=Teḥrīk-e-Pākistān) was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the per ...

and was part of the

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since its inception in 1906. After his

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in 1968, Hashmi went to attend the

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in Multan but made a

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to the Punjab University in Lahore in 1970, where he became involved in student politics on the platform of the

Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba ( ur, ) IJT is the largest student organisation in the world. It was founded by 25 students on 23 December 1947 at Lahore, Pakistan. Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba is working in Pakistan to eliminate the non-Islamic elements an ...

, the student wing of the

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– a far right party. In 1969, he secured his graduation from the Punjab University with BSc. in

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. In 1971, he graduated with MSc in political science, and later attained

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in same discipline from the same institution. In 1972, he gained public notice when he led his student organization, the

, in protest of government minister involved in kidnapping of two girls at the Governor's House when Governor of Punjab,

Ghulam Mustafa Khar Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar ( ur, ; born 2 August 1937) is a Pakistani politician and feudal lord who has previously served as the Chief Minister of Punjab and Governor of Punjab. Early life He was born on 2 August 1937 in Sanawan in Kot Add ...

, was hosting a state dinner in honor of

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourt ...

and the visiting

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minister. In 1974, he ultimately led strong protests in Lahore against the decision of international recognition of Bangladesh and reportedly breached all security arrangements, to appear right in front of the motorcade of the then Saudi King Shah Faisal. During this time, Prime Minister

offered him to be appointed on political post at the High Commission of Pakistan in London but he denied the political appointment. In 1978, Hashmi was taken in the

Zia administration The Parliament of Pakistan ( ur, , , "Pakistan Advisory Council" or "Pakistan Consultative Assembly") is the federal and supreme legislative body of Pakistan. It is a bicameral federal legislature that consists of the Senate as the upper h ...

as the

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for Youth and Student Affairs, and was the youngest minister at the age of 29. However, he later expressed his uncomfortableness with working with the uniform officials and soon departed from the administration where he began practicing law at the

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while filling the role of agriculturist at his family farms.

Public service in Pakistan

Politics and ministries in Sharif administrations: 1985–1999

During the nationwide general elections held in 1985, Hashmi returned to the national politics and successfully participated for NA-149 (Multan-II) constituency on the platform of

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(PML). In 1988, he sided with the conservative faction led by its

Fida Mohammad as opposed to nationalist faction led by then-

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Mohammad Junejo. Hashmi successfully defended his NA-149 (Multan-II) constituency during the

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held in

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and

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. During this time, Hashmi was elevated as the

for Youth Affairs in the first administration of Prime Minister

. In 1993, his name was subsequently reported in the financial scandal revealed by the

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when the agency interrogated Younis Habib, the accountant with the

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. He later expressed his regret and grief when he testified his acceptance of financial endowment from accountant Younis Habib in 1993. During the

held in 1997, Hashmi again defended his NA-149 (Multan-II) constituency and was elevated as the

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

and

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in the second administration of Prime Minister

, and paid the state visit to

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in 1999. In 1998, he visited

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to attend the environmental and

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conference but immediately return to Pakistan after learning of India's

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. In an attendance NSC meeting with

, Hashmi became a

war hawk In politics, a war hawk, or simply hawk, is someone who favors war or continuing to escalate an existing conflict as opposed to other solutions. War hawks are the opposite of doves. The terms are derived by analogy with the birds of the same name ...

and greatly spoke in favor of decision-making process of authorizing the nuclear weapons-testing, which eventually, Pakistan conducted out six nuclear weapons-testing in May 1998. At the session at the

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, Hashmi reportedly led a celebration while loudly chairing and tapping from his parliament desk: "Yes! Yes!.... We have done it.!" His tenure was abruptly ended when then- Chairman joint chiefs General

went onto impose martial law against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999, and was appointed as Party President of

, which he tenured until 2005.

PML(N)'s presidency, dissenting, and imprisonment: 1999–2008

After the martial law against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999, Hashmi became a vocal critic of former

and strongly advocated for the strong

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. In 2001–04, Hashmi reportedly appealed to the

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and the

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to play a significant political role to restore the civilian control of the

in Pakistan. In 2001, an inquiry against his role in the Mehrangate scandal was opened by the

National Accountability Bureau The National Accountability Bureau ( ur, ; abbreviated NAB) is an autonomous and constitutionally established federal institution responsible to build efforts against corruption and prepare critical national economic intelligence assessments ...

(NAB) but was unable to produce any substantial evidence against him in the accountability courts. In 2001, Hashmi led the strong conservative demonstration against

on the

War on Terror The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is an ongoing international counterterrorism military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks. The main targets of the campaign are militant ...

that led to the U.S. invasion in

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. During this time, Shuja'at Hussain, the head of the

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supporting President Musharraf, made an unsuccessful attempt to recruiting him and

Nisar Ali Khan Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan ( ur, ; born 31 July 1954) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Interior Minister from 2013 to 2017. He is currently an independent member-of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab - elected to represent PP-10 (Rawa ...

into his faction to provide political advocacy for President Musharraf in 2002. In 2002, the PML(N) announced to participate in the nationwide general elections with Hashmi earning the combined nomination from the Opposition alliance in the

for the Prime Ministership against Mir Zafarullah Jamali of the

; Hashmi later conceded his defeat in the elections due to counting of the electoral college. On 20 October 2003, Hashmi reportedly exposed the ethical and monetary corruption in the

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when he read the letter signed by several active-duty military officers in the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi. He immediately demanded for an active criminal investigations against the chief of army staff and criticisized President

for his

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while in the

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. On 29 October 2003, Lt-Gen.

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ordered the NAB agents to detained him from the Parliament Building, and was later taken in to custody by the

Military Police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear rec ...

on charges of inciting

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leveled by President Pervez Musharraf. Hearings of his trials were held in the Adiala Prison and the session court at the

, which raised doubts among human rights groups about its fairness. On 12 April 2004, he was sentenced to 23 years in prison for inciting

in the military, forgery, and

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. The verdict was widely criticized in Pakistan and was considered as a wilful

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by the Musharraf administration, and the ARD and the

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termed this verdict to be politically motivated by the ruling junta with malicious intent, declaring him to be a

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. He was transferred and held in the

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where he penned and authored a critically acclaimed political book, Haan Mein Baghi Hun! (lit. ''Yes, I am Rebel!'') where he exposed the military's intervention in the politics and the foreign relations with the

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. He also authored the Takhtaey-e-Daar Kay Saaey Talay (lit. ''Under the shadow of Hanging board''). On 3 August 2007, a three-member bench of the

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under Chief Justice

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granted him bail after serving approximately three and a half years in prison. On 4 August 2007, Hashmi, with among PML(N) leaders, were released but again placed under arrest at the declaration of a

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on 3 November 2007

Parliamentary politics, joining and dismissal from PTI (2008–13)

During the

held in 2008, Hashmi successfully defended the NA-55 (Rawalpindi-VI) constituency where he notably defeated PML(Q)'s Rashid Ahmed but decided to retain his NA-148 Constituency against the wishes of

. He spoke against of the strategic partnership act offered by the

, and released a very strong reaction on

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, which he termed the Kerry-Lugar Bill, an interference on part of Americans in country's intelligence community. He reported quoted: "if there is anything that needs to be corrected, Pakistan will do it herself. Pakistan Army should stay within its limits,... We will protect our military if it ensures playing the role assigned to it." Over the issue of the Memogate scandal that implicated the former

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and Parliament's failure for its investigation, Hashmi reportedly Hashmi submitted his resignation from Parliament, claiming that "this parliament is a dummy and not passing real legislation" on 7 May 2011. On 24 December 2011, Hashmi reportedly cut his tied from the PML(N) and joined the PTI and addressed a rally in support of

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confiden ...

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on 25 December 2011. Though, he also warned

of his dissenting approach if Imran Khan did not deliver his party's manifesto as promised to the voters. During the

held in 2013, Hashmi successfully defended the NA-48 in

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, and NA-149 in

on PTI's platform but later relinquished the NA-48 in favor of PTI's worker. He stood against

's candidacy in the

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when the

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measure took place, and reportedly spoke in favor of Nawaz Sharif where he reportedly quoted in the televised conference: "Political differences aside, Nawaz is my political leader and will remain so." His views subsequently blacklashed the party and was said to be at odds with core of the leadership of the PTI,

, the chairman, Mehmood Qureshi, Vice-chairman, and Jehangir Tarin, the

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. On 14 August 2014, Hashmi voiced serious and irreconcilable concerns when

decided to lead a massive protests against alleged rigging in the general elections when the decision towards the '' Dharna'' at the Constitution Avenue in Islamabad; though he decided to address the march on Khan's request. On 31 August 2014, Hashmi left the party in distraught and in anger when the Imran Khan's march attacked the media reporters and was violently moved towards the Prime Minister's Secretariat under Khan's orders. On 1 September 2014, Hashmi accused the

of destabilizing the civilian writ of Sharif administration and wasn't well received by

who later issued the

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which results in Hashmi leaving the PTI. The PTI later refused to accept his resignation instead Imran Khan ousted him from the party on 26 September 2014.

Joining PML(N) and political positions

On 12 May 2018, Hashmi, along with his

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, met with

and announced to rejoin the PML(N) after reconciling the party policy differences with Nawaz Sharif. At this meeting, Hashmi spoke very high of Nawaz Sharif's services done to the country, and reportedly praised his elder daughter, Momoona, and Sharif's daughter, Mary'am, of supporting the political program of the party. In 1987, Hashmi successfully predicted the Russian troops retreat from

and warming of the Indo-U.S. relations at the expense of Pakistan. He reportedly disagreed with the Pakistan's policy on the

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, and called for strengthening relations with

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. In his book, ''I'm a Rebel'', Hasmi is of the view towards the

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and wrote a critical view on the performance military governments in Pakistan which have harmed the solidarity of his country and over dependence towards the

for the political support for their regimes— in desperate for political legitimacy without public approvals, (military) presidents often desperately negotiate with India without formal agenda to seek peace in the region. After learning the news of the terrorist attacks in

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in 2001, Hashmi successfully calculated of imprisonment of PML(N)'s leadership and Musharraf's providing

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to the

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, and calculated precisely of Indian support for

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in the Western Pakistan. While he sided and agreed with Prime Minister Sharif's policy on India, Hashmi demanded an investigative commission against Chairman joint chiefs Gen.

over the Kargil debacle and the self-coup staged by the latter and gave strong criticism to the Lt-Gen.

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for his attempts to control the democracy.

Personal life and health

Javed Hashmi's elder daughter,

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, is a senior leader and currently serving as the member of parliament on the PML(N)'s platform. His younger daughter, Bushra, is not active in politics. On 20 July 2010, Hashmi was hospitalised at

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after he suffered Brain Hemorrhage, and his body also suffered stroke due to internal bleeding. He was later admitted at the

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for minor fever. Though, his

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reports came out normal.

Authorship

*Hashmi, Javed (2005). ''ىاں! ميں باغىى ہوں (Yes! I am Rebel)''. Edi. Waheed, Manzar. Lahore, Pun. Pakistan: Sager Publication. p. 409. Language: Urdu *Hashmi, Javed (2007), ''تختہ دار کے سائے تلے (Under the Shadows of Gallows)''. Lahore, Pun. Pakistan: Jahangir Books Publication Co. p. 311. Language Urdu

References

External links

Profile by PILDAT

Columns for Javed Hashmi at IBITIANS.com

Personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashmi, Javed Living people 1949 births Pakistani lawyers Pakistani political philosophers Political realists Federal ministers of Pakistan Pakistani prisoners and detainees Pakistani democracy activists Pakistani dissidents Pakistani political writers Pakistani MNAs 1985–1988 Pakistani MNAs 1988–1990 Pakistani MNAs 1990–1993 Pakistani MNAs 1997–1999 Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Pakistani Muslims Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs University of the Punjab alumni Government Emerson College alumni Nawaz Sharif administration Geopoliticians Urdu-language non-fiction writers Politicians from Multan Presidents of the Pakistan Muslim League (N)