Difa-e-Pakistan Council

Defence of Pakistan Council
دفاعِ پاکستان کونسل
AbbreviationDPC
PresidentSami-ul-Haq
Secretary-GeneralSiraj-ul-Haq
Founded2012
IdeologyIslamism
Pan-Islamism
Conservatism
Factions:
Deobandism
Salafism
Islamic democracy
Ahl-i Hadith
Ziaism
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
ReligionIslam

The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (Urdu: دفاعِ پاکستان کونسل, lit. Defence of Pakistan Council, abbreviated as DPC) is an umbrella coalition of more than 40 Pakistani Political and Religious parties that advocated conservative policies such as closing NATO supply routes to Afghanistan and rejects granting India most-favored nation status (previously agreed by the government of Pakistan but not implemented).