Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek (AAT) () is a political party in
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
founded in 2016 by Dr. Mian Ihsan Bari.
2018 General Elections
AAT emerged as the 12th largest political party by securing 172,120 (0.32%) votes. However, the party failed to win any seat in the
2018 general elections.
Controversy
It is believed to have a political connection with the
Milli Muslim League
The Milli Muslim League is an Islamism, Islamist political party launched by the Jamat-ud-Dawa and its leader Hafiz Saeed. The professed aim of the party is to make Pakistan "a real Islamic state, Islamic and welfare state". The Election Commiss ...
whose registration has been rejected several times by the
Election Commission of Pakistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is an independent, autonomous, permanent and constitutionally established federal body responsible for organizing and conducting elections to the national parliament, provincial legislatures, local g ...
due to being affiliated with
Jama'at-ud-Da'wah
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is a Pakistani Islamist militant organization driven by a Salafi jihadist ideology. The organisation's primary stated objective is to merge the whole of Kashmir with Pakistan. It was founded in 1985–1986 by Hafiz Saeed ...
's
Hafiz Saeed
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (born 5 June 1950) is a Pakistani militant and religious preacher convicted of terrorism. He co-founded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based Islamist militant organization that is designated as a terrorist group by the ...
. AAT fielded most of its candidates from the
Milli Muslim League
The Milli Muslim League is an Islamism, Islamist political party launched by the Jamat-ud-Dawa and its leader Hafiz Saeed. The professed aim of the party is to make Pakistan "a real Islamic state, Islamic and welfare state". The Election Commiss ...
but failed to get any seat in
2018 general elections.
Electoral history
See also
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Milli Muslim League
The Milli Muslim League is an Islamism, Islamist political party launched by the Jamat-ud-Dawa and its leader Hafiz Saeed. The professed aim of the party is to make Pakistan "a real Islamic state, Islamic and welfare state". The Election Commiss ...
References
External links
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Islamic political parties in Pakistan
Islamism in Pakistan