Pakistan Democratic Movement

Not to be confused with All Parties Democratic Movement, Movement for the Restoration of Democracy, or National Democratic Movement (Pakistan).

Pakistan Democratic Movement
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President	Fazal-ur-Rehman (JUI (F))
Secretary-General	Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (PMLN)
Spokesperson	Hafiz Hamdullah (JUI (F))
Vice President	Mahmood Khan Achakzai (PkMAP)
Vice President	Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (QWP)
Founders	Fazal-ur-Rehman (JUI-F) Asif Ali Zardari (PPP) Shehbaz Sharif (PMLN)
Founded	20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)
Dissolved	September 2023 (2023-09)
Ideology	Anti-PTI
Political position	Big tent
Colors	Green
Politics of Pakistan

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), a coalition of political parties, emerged in September 2020 as a united opposition front against Imran Khan’s government. The alliance accused Khan’s administration of widespread political victimisation, economic mismanagement, and poor governance, allegations that Khan consistently denied both during and after his tenure as Prime Minister. Notably, the PDM also attracted defectors from Khan’s own party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), further strengthening its anti-government stance.

On 10 April 2022, the PDM successfully moved a no-confidence motion in Parliament, leading to Khan’s removal from power. Following this, the coalition formed its own government, with opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif taking over as Prime Minister. The PDM was led by Fazal-ur-Rehman of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUIF), who served as its president, while Hafiz Hamdullah of the same party acted as spokesperson. Other key figures included Shahid Khaqan Abbasi of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PMLN) as Secretary-General, Mahmood Khan Achakzai of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) as Vice President, and Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao of the Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) as Senior Vice President. Earlier, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had held the position of Senior Vice President, and Mian Iftikhar Hussain of the Awami National Party (ANP) served as the coalition’s former spokesperson.

Parties

Name			National Leader	Main ideology
	BAP	Balochistan Awami Party	Khalid Hussain Magsi	Social democracy
	MQM-P	Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan	Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui	Muhajir nationalism
	PPP	Pakistan People's Party	Bilawal Bhutto Zardari	Third Way
	NDM	National Democratic Movement	Mohsin Dawar	Pashtun nationalism
	PML(Q)	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)	Shujaat Hussain	Conservatism
	BNP(M)	Balochistan National Party (Mengal)	Akhtar Mengal	Baloch nationalism
	JAH	Jamiat Ahle Hadith	Sajid Mir	Ahl-i Hadith
	JUI(F)	Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam	Fazal-ur-Rehman	Islamism
	JUP	Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan	Shah Owais Noorani	Islamism
	NP(B)	National Party (Bizenjo)	Abdul Malik Baloch	Social democracy
	PML(N)	Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)	Nawaz Sharif	Conservatism
	PMAP	Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party	Mahmood Khan Achakzai	Pashtun nationalism
	QWP	Qaumi Watan Party	Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao	Social democracy
	JWP	Jamhoori Wattan Party	Shahzain Bugti	Republicanism