Aasia Ishaque | |
Office: | Founder Member of Pak Sar Zameen Party [1] |
Leader: | Syed Mustafa Kamal PSP |
Leader2: | Pervez Musharraf APML |
Office2: | Central Secretary of Information |
Party: | MQM-P (2024-present) |
Leader1: | Pervez Musharraf APML |
Office1: | Spokesperson to Gen(R) Pervez Musharraf and Member CEC APML |
Birth Date: | 20 August 1970 |
Birth Place: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Relations: | Mohammad Ishaque Siddiqui (Father) |
Alma Mater: | University of Karachi |
Term Start: | May, 2016 |
Term End: | January 2023 |
Term Start1: | 2012 |
Term End1: | 2015 |
Term Start2: | 2012 |
Term End2: | 2014 |
Office3: | General Secretary Women Wing |
Leader3: | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain PML-Q |
Term Start3: | 2007 |
Term End3: | 2012 |
Office4: | Member of CEC and Core Committee |
Leader4: | Imran Khan PTI |
Term Start4: | 2002 |
Term End4: | 2006 |
Office5: | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
Constituency5: | NA-232 Karachi Korangi-I |
Term Start5: | 29 February 2024 |
Aasia Ishaque, (آسيه اسحاق) is a politician and businesswomen, who is currently serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. She was a senior, active and a vocal leader of Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP). Previously, she served as Secretary Information in All Pakistan Muslim League presided by Pervez Musharraf till 2014 and held the position of Central Secretary of Information in (APML).[2]
Aasia was born on 20 August 1970 in metropolitan city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. She is daughter of Mohammad Ishaque Siddiqui and belongs to an educated Muslim family, which migrated from Uttar Pradesh, India at the time of Indo-Pak partition.[3]
After secondary and higher secondary schooling in Karachi through Kulsoom Bai Valika Airport Model School and Government Degree Science College Malir Cantt, she pursued Bachelor of Pharmacy from University of Karachi.[4]
Aasia initiated her political career in 2002 by joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), contested National Assembly Elections in 2002 through General Seat and hold the Membership of CEC and Core Committee of PTI till 2006.[5]
Joined Pakistan League – Q (PML-Q) in 2007, as General Secretary for Women Wing of Pakistan, CEC and CWC under the leadership of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and left in 2012.[6]
Designated as Information Secretary of APML in 2012 and sustain the position till 2014, Furthermore, she is still Member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of APML.[7]
Joined Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) as a founder member on 25 May 2016 and contributing her efforts to recognize the party at national level under the leadership of Syed Mustafa Kamal.[8]
Ishaque spoke at the first all woman gathering for the local government elections in Karachi in 2020 organised by PSP.[9]