Ancestral Roots
Khurshid Kasuri comes from a traditional political family of Punjab Province that has been active in politics since the times of British Indian Empire. His grandfather, Abdul Qadir Kasuri, was a religious figure and was also a provisional leader og the Congress Party. His father Mahmud Ali Kasuri, also continues his ties with Congress Party until 1940 when his father was subsequently sentenced to four months in imprisonment. Mahmud Kasuri later joined the socialist party and went on to serve in the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
His father was one of the few politicians in the country to give up high office on a point of principle when he resigned as Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Deputy Leader of the National Assembly due to differences on political and constitutional matters with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Mian Mahmud Ali Kasuri's contribution towards the framing of the original 1973 Constitution is widely acknowledged.
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