Sunni Tehreek
Pakistan Sunni Tehreek سنی تحریک | |
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| President | Sarwat Ejaz Qadri |
| General Secretary | Ahmed Bilal Qadri |
| Founder | Muhammad Saleem Qadri |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Ideology | Pan-Islamism Islamism |
| Political position | Far-right politics |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (specifically majority, Barelvi) |
| Colors | Green |
| Election symbol | |
| Table Lamp (2018 General Elections) | |
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Pakistan Sunni Tehreek or simply Sunni Tehreek is a Pakistani Barlevi organization. The organization was founded by Muhammad Saleem Qadri in 1990 in order to prevent Barelevi mosques from being seized by Deobandi and Wahabi organizations. It also sees itself as a defender of Barelvis from attacks from Deobandis and Wahabi Muslims.
The Islamist group is known for its strong support of Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, and for its hardline support of the death penalty for those accused of committing blasphemy. Sunni Tehreek is vocal in its support of Mumtaz Qadri, the bodyguard who murdered Punjab's governor Salman Taseer after Taseer called the blasphemy laws as "Black Laws". According to him, these laws were comparable to the Rowlatt Act, a blantant lie. Supporters of the organization assaulted the popular former pop-star Junaid Jamshed, and called for his prosecution under the blasphemy laws.
The party was delisted in January 2024 by the Election Commission of Pakistan for failing to conduct intra-party elections.