[failed verification][12] AIP also focuses on improving socio-economic conditions for Kashmiris, addressing unemployment, and ensuring political rights for the people of the region.
[14] During the 2024 assembly elections, they reportedly advocated for the unconditional release of political prisoners and a ban on liquor sales as part of their manifesto.
Rashid had been in detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA) and was later arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2019 on charges related to terror funding.
[17][18] In October 2020, AIP became part of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD),[19] a coalition aimed at restoring the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, which had been revoked following the abrogation of Article 370.
[20] In a political development, the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) led by Engineer Rashid has formed an alliance with former members of the Jamaat-e-Islami for the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.