Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed

Mushahid Hussain Sayed is a journalist, geo-strategist, politician, and an avid writer and reader. Born in Sialkot, Mushahid was raised in a family of five siblings. His father, Col (r) Amjad Hussain Sayed, was a prominent veteran of the Pakistan struggle and a recipient of the gold medal from the Prime Minister in 1997 for his outstanding services. His mother, Sameen Sayed, belonged to an eminent old family of Lahore and was also an activist in the Pakistan Movement. Hailing from a middle-class background, Mushahid was raised in a progressive and forward looking atmosphere, where quality education and hard work were of central focus. Read More

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 Balance of power shifting from West to East: MushahidChairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that international transformation is taking place and consequently the balance of economic, political and cultural power is shifting from West to East and this is high time that we must utili Read More

Mushahid wants Imran to become opposition leaderISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is expected to nominate Syed Khurshid Shah as leader of the opposition in the upcoming National Assembly (NA).


Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) secretary general, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, put his weight in favour of th Read More

Our party believes in political and democratic values: says MushahidLahore: 12-05-2013: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) President Senator Ch. Shujat Hussain has said that results of election in Punjab have come contrary to the expectations of large number of voters whereas senior central leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Ch Parvez Elahi has expressed heart Read More

China and Pakistan share a common dream of an Asian Century of renewal: says MushahidISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Liu Jian, has vowed to further strengthen Pakistan-China ties in all fields and said on Monday that his country had been cooperating with Pakistan and regional partners to ensure peace, progress and prosperity in the region and the world.


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Parliament striving to bring about KHAKI-MUFTI harmony: MushahidChairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production, Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has said that Pakistan today is a vibrant democracy and there are multiple power centers playing effective role in strengthening democracy and democratic traditions in the country. He was expressing t Read More

 Military officers protest against 'ill-treatment' of MusharrafISLAMABAD: A group of military officers protested on Friday against what they called humiliating treatment being meted out to former military ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf.


A delegation of 75 officers from Command and Staff College, Quetta, led by Col Saqib Ali Cheema, met Chair Read More

PML Leaders briefed Arab Ambassadors on political situationIslamabad, April 23, 2013:  The leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League briefed the Arab Ambassadors in Islamabad today regarding the political scenario.  The PML delegation was led by Chaudhry Shujat Hussain and it included Senator Wasim Sajjad and Senator Mushahid Hussain.  Fifteen Read More

Chairman Pakistan China Institute offers condolences to Chinese People over Sichuan earthquakeIslamabad, April 20: Chairman Pakistan China Institute Mushahid Hussain Sayed has offered condolences to Chinese People over the devastating earthquake in Lushan county of Ya'an City in Sichuan Province, southwest China, at 8:02 a.m. Beijing time (0402 GMT).


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Mushahid proposes political consultation by Election Commission on security of candidatesSenator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence & Defence Production in a speech to the Senate on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, proposed that the Election of Pakistan immediately convene a high level consultation of top political parties and leaders, along with the caretaker min Read More

PILDAT appreciates Defence Committee, compares performance with other committeesPILDAT launched its report on the performance of the Senate Committee on Defence and Defence Production on the occasion of, ‘Citizens Forum on Democratic Oversight of Defence and National Security: A Performance Evaluation by Citizens.’  Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman Sena Read More

 Institutional solutions sought for civil-military relationsISLAMABAD: Institutional solutions for resolving civil-military relations in Pakistan have been sought in the past 5 years and the country has witnessed a movement forward in democratic control of defence and national security, said Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman Senate Defence Committee, Read More

PCI signs MoU with Pakistan Studies Research Center from Jiangsu Normal UniversityOn Thursday, 28 March 2013, the Pakistan China Institute (PCI) hosted the delegation from the Pakistan Studies Research Center from Jiangsu Normal University. The two parties agreed to mutual areas of collaboration that culminated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. The delegation was l Read More

Defence Committee issues fourth reportSenate's Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production issued its Fourth Report on March 28th, 2013. The report covers the events held in the months of November and December 2012. Two distinct elements of the report include; interactions and deliberations in the Committee meeting and Semi Read More

Strategic Studies Institute holds inaugural event: Mushahid accuses US of duplicity in nuclear dealingsChairman of the Senate's Standing Committee on Defence Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Tuesday accused the US of 'double-standards' in dealing with nuclear proliferation and the signing of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal "in violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)".

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No more sacred cows in Pakistan, says MushahidISLAMABAD – In an obvious reference to the role of Pakistan’s military establishment, Chairman Senate Defence Committee Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has that the fear of ‘strong and powerful’ has gone due to free media, independent judiciary, vibrant civil society and a dyn Read More

Mushahid gives credit to parliament, media, judiciary to rid people of fear from strongISLAMABAD, March 13 (APP): Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman Senate Defence Committee observed that the fear of’ strong and powerful’ has gone due to free media, independent Judiciary, vibrant civil society and a dynamic parliament. He said this while talking to the European Union Read More

New Defence Policy Strategy Documents to be prepared: Mushahid ISLAMABAD, March 12 (APP): Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman Senate Defence Committee said on Tuesday that a new comprehensive Defence Policy Strategy Document would be prepared after seeking proposals and recommendations from all the stakeholders. In a meeting with European Union’s Def Read More