Combined Opposition Parties | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | COP |
| Leader | Fatima Jinnah |
| Founder | Khawaja Nazimuddin[a][1] |
| Merger of | Council Muslim League[1] Awami League[1] National Awami Party[1] National Awami Party (Wali) Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan[1] Nizam-e-Islam Party[1] |
| Ideology | Parliamentary democracy Anti-Ayub Khan |
| Political position | Big tent |
The Combined Opposition Parties (COP) was a Pakistani coalition of 6-13 political parties founded in 1965, to run in the 1965 presidential, and general election against field marshal Ayub Khan and his authoritarian regime.[1]
The COP was founded in attempt to challenge the controversial leader Ayub Khan in the then upcoming election. The COP accused Ayub Khan of bad governance and being anti-democratic. The COP advocated for an end to the martial law which had been imposed by Ayub Khan since 1958.[1]
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