The Pasban-e-Pakistan ( ''Defenders of Pakistan'') also known as Pasban Democratic Party 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# ...

. It raises its voice against issues of injustice in society. Pasban's current president and founder is Altaf Shakoor.

History

Pasban was initially a youth wing of

Jamaat-e-Islami Jamaat-e-Islami is an Islamist fundamentalist movement founded in 1941 in British India by the Islamist author and theorist Syed Abul Ala Maududi, who was inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood. It is considered one of the most influential Isla ...

in Pakistan. In 1995, Pasban split from Jaamat-e-Islami and was founded by Altaf Shakoor as a separate splinter group. It registered itself as a political party in 2013. Now it is an independent organisation working for

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

and highlights the problems faced by the common men.

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* Political organisations based in Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan {{Pakistan-party-stub