Political Activity
| Iftikhar Ahmad | |
|---|---|
| Media Adviser to the Prime minister Secretariat | |
| In office October 22, 1974 – July 5, 1977 |
|
| President | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | BGen Siddique Salik |
| Constituency | Lahore-VII |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Cabinet | Cabinet of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Religion | Islam |
Since 1967, Ahmad has been a political activist as well. He participated in the movement against military dictatorship reign of Field Marshal Ayub Khan.
His political philosophy was very much in line with the socialist ideas and he was mesmerized by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He wrote his undergraduate thesis advocating the socialist ideas and its role in modern societies. In 1973, Ahmad wrote his thesis supporting Bhutto's socialist economics policies and advocating for the need of socialism in the country. Ahmad served multiple jail terms under the martial law governments for various violations of LFO. He was sent to the Sibbi Central Jail, Shahpur Central Jail, Camp Jail Lahore and the notorious Lahore Fort. Ahmad has also served as adviser to two Chief Minister and one Governor of Punjab. His political philosophy is that the real political divide is always between the poor and the rich. He argues that Pakistan may never see a leader better than Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and a slogan better than "Roti, Kapra aur Makan".
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