Abstract
Throughout Pakistan’s history Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has played a very powerful role during various phases of politics in Pakistan. It is only political party in Pakistan which has an internal democratic structure. Its leaders are elected by the political workers of JI. Though being a model democratic party JI could not come to power under the dynamic leadership of Qazi Hussain Ahmad yet it went through various changes and also tried to bring a change in the political system of Pakistan during four democratic regimes of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif from 1988 to 1999. The paper analyses the steps of Qazi Hussain Ahmad towards changes in the tactics and political ideology of JI as itsameer. Moreover it unearths his efforts of change in power structure of Pakistani politics. It also looks into the circumstances which made Qazi-led JI take various political decisions.