1. Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi, is a Pakistani politician, political realist, and a senior conservative thinker on the platform of Pakistan Muslim League.
23 Facts About Javed Hashmi
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Briefly sentenced to the solitary confinement by the session court in 2004 over the allegations of treason, Javed Hashmi's sentence was overturn by the Supreme Court when it declared his case hearings as mistrial on 4 August 2007.
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Javed Hashmi was born into an agriculturist family on 1 January 1948 in Multan, Punjab in Pakistan.
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Javed Hashmi's family was known for their participation in the Pakistan Movement and was part of the Muslim League since its inception in 1906.
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In 1978, Javed Hashmi was taken in the Zia administration as the Minister of State for Youth and Student Affairs, and was the youngest minister at the age of 29.
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Javed Hashmi successfully defended his NA-149 constituency during the general elections held in 1988 and 1990.
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Javed Hashmi later expressed his regret and grief when he testified his acceptance of financial endowment from accountant Younis Habib in 1993.
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Javed Hashmi's tenure was abruptly ended when then-Chairman joint chiefs General Pervez Musharraf went onto impose martial law against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999, and was appointed as Party President of Pakistan Muslim League, which he tenured until 2005.
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In 2001, Javed Hashmi led the strong conservative demonstration against President Pervez Musharraf's geostrategy on the War on Terror that led to the US invasion in Afghanistan.
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In 2002, the PML announced to participate in the nationwide general elections with Javed Hashmi earning the combined nomination from the Opposition alliance in the Parliament for the Prime Ministership against Mir Zafarullah Jamali of the PML; Javed Hashmi later conceded his defeat in the elections due to counting of the electoral college.
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On 20 October 2003, Javed Hashmi reportedly exposed the ethical and monetary corruption in the Pakistani military when he read the letter signed by several active-duty military officers in the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi.
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Javed Hashmi immediately demanded for an active criminal investigations against the chief of army staff and criticisized President Pervez Musharraf for his presidential campaign while in the military uniform.
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Javed Hashmi spoke against of the strategic partnership act offered by the United States, and released a very strong reaction on Inter Services Public Relations, which he termed the Kerry-Lugar Bill, an interference on part of Americans in country's intelligence community.
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On 24 December 2011, Javed Hashmi reportedly cut his ties from the PML and joined the PTI and addressed a rally in support of Imran Khan in Karachi on 25 December 2011.
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On 14 August 2014, Javed Hashmi voiced serious and irreconcilable concerns when Imran Khan 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.
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On 31 August 2014, Javed 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.
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On 1 September 2014, Javed Hashmi accused the Pakistan Army of destabilizing the civilian writ of Sharif administration and wasn't well received by Imran Khan who later issued the show cause notice which results in Javed Hashmi leaving the PTI.
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At this meeting, Javed 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.
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In 1987, Javed Hashmi successfully predicted the Russian troops retreat from Afghanistan and warming of the Indo-US relations at the expense of Pakistan.
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Javed Hashmi reportedly disagreed with the Pakistan's policy on the Soviet Union, and called for strengthening relations with Russia.
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Javed Hashmi's elder daughter, Mamoona Hashmi, is a senior leader and currently serving as the member of parliament on the PML's platform.
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On 20 July 2010, Javed Hashmi was hospitalised at Nishtar Hospital after he suffered Brain Hemorrhage, and his body suffered stroke due to internal bleeding.
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Javed Hashmi was later admitted at the General Hospital for minor fever.