Shaheen Ashfaq (Urdu: شاہین اشفاق; born 21 June 1949) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2008 to 2013 and again from May 2013 to May 2018.
Shaheen Ashfaq | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1949 Gujranwala |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Early life and education edit
She was born on 21 June 1949 in Gujranwala.[1]
She earned the degree of Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of the Punjab in 1974.[1]
Political career edit
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4]
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6] In December 2013, she was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for cooperative.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "180 MNAs had declared no income tax in 2008". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Degrees of 181 MPs remain unverified". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Parliamentarians who evade taxes". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "2013 election women seat notification" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 December 2013). "35 parliamentary secys appointed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.