Raoof Hassan

Raoof Hasan
رؤف حسن
Information secretary and Spokesperson of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Preceded by	Ali Muhammad Khan
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Relations	Fawad Hasan Fawad (brother)

Raoof Hasan (Urdu: رؤف حسن) is a Pakistani writer and politician who is the current information secretary and spokesperson of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He had previously served as special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Views

While serving as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Hasan commented on the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban's takeover. He tweeted that Afghanistan experienced a nearly seamless transition of power from the corrupt Ghani government to the Taliban, and that the U.S.-backed structure in Afghanistan had collapsed "like the proverbial house of cards."

Arrest

In July 2024, he was arrested for spreading anti-state propaganda.

Writings

Hasan has written essays in certain publications:

• Michael Kugelman and Raoof Hasan, What a year of track II discussions says about the future of US-Pakistan relations, War on the Rocks, 30 November 2017.

Bibliography

• Mohan, C. Raja; Singh, Hernaikh, eds. (7 June 2024). Biden And Beyond: The United States Rethinks South Asia. World Scientific Publishing Company. p. 96. ISBN 978-981-12-7644-6. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
• Sehri, Inam R. (9 June 2022). The History of a Disgraceful Surrender (2021). Grosvenor House Publishing. ISBN 978-1-80381-129-1. Retrieved 17 August 2024.