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Dr Shahzad Waseem
''' Dr Shahzad Waseem (Urdu: جہانگیر خان ترین‬‎) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan thrice between 2003.In one year time (2004), his hard work and serious interest in the legislative work and passion for development of the capital city Islamabad, became reasons of his appointment as the Minister of State for Interior. He officiated matters pertaining to development, uplifting, and security management of the Federal Capital. During his tenure as the Minister responsible for Islamabad, the Federal Capital saw an unprecedented development and expansion of its entire history. Construction of major avenues, overhead bridges, parks, sports and cultural facilities, and opening of new sectors to meet housing needs of growing population are a few examples.

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Political career
''' He started his political career with Pakistan Muslim League (PML) in 2002. From the platform of the party, he was elected as a Senator in 2003.As a Senator, Waseem also acted as the Chairman of Senate Standing Committee on Establishment and Cabinet. In addition, he was an active member of the Senate Standing Committees on Women Development, Youth Affairs, Health, Sports and Culture. Waseem was among the most active members of the Senate and is known for his seriousness and record of presence during the Senate’s proceedings, parliamentary debates and Q&A sessions. In 2006 he presented Private Member Bill on Human Organ Donation and Transplantation to curb the malpractices of trade of human organs including kidneys. On the basis of some party and parliamentary difference, he opted to resign from PML when the party was still ruling Pakistan and devoted time to his business and family. Inspired by charismatic leadership of Imran Khan and his political agenda of Change, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2011.

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
''' Dr Shazad Waseem worked as a Adviser on Foreign Political Parties’ Relations (FPPR) is responsible for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s international work and networking with political parties of other countries.FPPR has the critical role of communicating, and explaining, party’s political policies to the political stakeholders in other countries and it makes an integral part of its external work. It also follows and keeps track of the developments in the external political parties whom PTI would have had built an association with. Another important and emerging role is that the FPPR would be taking keen interest in the research work on the issues that the political parties in other countries could be performing. He is now serving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as Central Secretary for Foreign Affiars.Chairman PTI Imran Khan also appointed him as Head of "Pak-China Cooperation Unit" of PTI.