khurshid mahmud kasuri donald rumsfeld, 2003
he briefly left foreign office (fo) in 1981 , joined independence movement step in national politics. elevated secretary-general of tehrik-e-istiqlal (lit. independence movement). subsequently arrested on innumerable occasions during long struggle democracy. after military government of zia-ul-haq went on promise hold general elections in country, leading political parties got under banner of movement restoration of democracy (mrd) purpose of holding general elections, restoration of fundamental rights of citizens, removal of restrictions placed on free functioning of press , establishment of independent judiciary. arrested on numerous occasions taking part in movement launched political parties in february 1981 achievement of above objectives.
in 1983, departed country in opposition response zia s purge, , started academic career in france. briefly return in 1988 after mysterious death of zia-ul-haq in plan crash , joined foreign service office after being request peers. took first public participation in 1993 general elections on pakistan muslim league (pml) platoform, , provisional vice-president of pml, , defended constituency, na-106: kasur (now na-142) in 1997 general elections. subsequently appointed chairman of parliamentary standing committee on information , media development (pscimd) , senior member of parliamentary standing committee on foreign relations (pscfr).
kasuri speaking @ 40th munich security conference.
in 1999, after 1999 military coup d état, kasuri have had severe confrontation javed hashmi presiding pml in absence of sharif, , defected dissident group headed shuja @ hussain in 2001. contested in 2002 general elections na-142: kasur.
khurshid mahmud kasuri 1 of few members of pakistan muslim league expressed views on national issues frankly , fearlessly regardless of whether government of day liked views or not. in 1997, publicly called issue of impeachment of former president farook ahmad leghari, , raised objections on fourteenth amendment , fifteenth amendment; expressed , issued sever statements on constitutional changes. lobbied against fifteen amendment, particularly presented, objected him. due efforts , colleagues lobbying sharif s government had make amendment in fifteenth amendment, contained provisions, highly detrimental federal , democratic structure of constitution. kasuri put immense effort stop bill becoming law in original shape threatened prime minister sharif resign party , constituency unless bill amended, , notably resigned party, though resignation torn sharif in stormy meeting of parliamentary party.
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