Iqrar ul Hassan is a renowned Pakistani journalist and television host who is widely recognized for his investigative journalism and popular show Sar-e-Aam. Iqrar has often remained in the spotlight for his controversial personal life and his pro-establishment stance. The host has recently announced to form his own political party.
Recently, Iqrar ul Hassan gave an interview to Urdu Point, where he announced that he will soon form a political party for the common man.
Talking about his political party, Iqrar ul Hassan said, “I would disagree that I am forming a political party. In fact, journalists, educated people, and others have a responsibility to enhance the thought process of the local population. I feel that Pakistan needs another political platform at this moment — one that we haven’t been able to create in the past 78 years. It happens worldwide; people form political parties just like Democrats and Republicans in the USA, or Conservatives in Britain, and in other countries, give chance to common man. In Pakistan, it never happened — our parties revolve around personalities.”
He further added that he plans to create a platform where he himself will not contest elections but will give opportunities to others, similar to how Altaf Hussain’s party, MQM, once operated but he also mentioned that even MQM created middle class leaders based on others’ recommendations, however, his party will provide genuine chances for common people to contest elections and come forward through a pure process. Here is the detailed video of Iqrar ul Hassan’s podcast.
