Tehrik-e-Istiqlal

Tehrik-e-Istiqlal Pakistan (Urdu: تحریک استقلال‎) was a political party which was once the second most popular political party in Pakistan. It was formed by Air Marshal Retd. Asghar Khan in 1970.
In 1990 Pakistani general election it entered into an alliance with Pakistan Peoples Party for electoral calculus.
In January 2012, Tehrik-e-Istiqlal announced merging with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.