Raoof Hasan (Urdu: رؤف حسن) is a Pakistani writer and politician who is the current information secretary and spokesperson of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He had previously served as special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Raoof Hasan | |
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| رؤف حسن | |
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| Information Secretary and Spokesperson of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| Preceded by | Ali Muhammad Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Relations | Fawad Hasan Fawad (brother)[1] |
Views
editWhile serving as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Hasan commented on the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban's takeover. He tweeted that Afghanistan experienced a nearly seamless transition of power from the corrupt Ghani government to the Taliban, and that the U.S.-backed structure in Afghanistan had collapsed "like the proverbial house of cards."[2]
Arrest
editIn July 2024, he was arrested for spreading anti-state propaganda.[3]
Writings
editHasan has written essays in certain publications:
- Michael Kugelman and Raoof Hasan, What a year of track II discussions says about the future of US-Pakistan relations, War on the Rocks, 30 November 2017.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Imran appoints Raoof Hassan as PTI's Central Information Secretary". The Nation. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Sehri 2021.
- ^ "Police arrests jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's party's information secretary during raid". The Hindu. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Mohan & Singh 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Mohan, C. Raja; Singh, Hernaikh, eds. (7 June 2024). Biden And Beyond: The United States Rethinks South Asia. World Scientific Publishing Company. p. 96. ISBN 978-981-12-7644-6. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- Sehri, Inam R. (9 June 2022). The History of a Disgraceful Surrender (2021). Grosvenor House Publishing. ISBN 978-1-80381-129-1. Retrieved 17 August 2024.