Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi explained

Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi
Religion:Islam
Birth Date: 1964
Birth Place:Samundri, Punjab, Pakistan
Office1:Chief of the Sipah-e-Sahaba
Term Start1:1990
Term End1:1991
Predecessor1:Haq Nawaz Jhangvi
Successor1:Zia ur Rehman Farooqi
Office2:Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start2:1990
Term End2:1991
Predecessor2:Sayeda Abida Hussain
Successor2:Azam Tariq
Death Cause:Assassination

Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi (; died 1991) was a Pakistani Islamic cleric, preacher and a member of Sipah-e-Sahaba. He had been member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1990 and 1993 representing Jhang constituency.

Early life and education

Born in 1964 to a family which migrated from Ambala and settled in Samundri, Punjab, at the Partition, with a father who worked in the Middle East for years (like many SSP members), he was educated in three madrasas in Lahore, and at first went for a business career but then decided to become khatib (preacher) in an Okara mosque from 1985 onward, where he also established a madrasa, and he would soon gain a reputation for his clashes with the local police, before moving to Jhang at the request of Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, to preach in one of the market-towns of the district.[1]

His family was Punjabi Rajput.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) in the 1990 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 62,486 and defeated Nawab Amanullah Khan Sial of the Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).

Assassination

He was killed in 1991 during a by-election in Jhang.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. "Sectarianism in Pakistan: The Radicalization of Shi'i and Sunni Identities." Modern Asian Studies, vol. 32, no. 3, 1998, pp. 710-711.
  2. Web site: Alam . Iftikhar . 22 May 2022 . A developing scenario for banned SSP politics in Jhang . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213210259/https://minutemirror.com.pk/a-developing-scenario-for-banned-ssp-politics-in-jhang-2-44503/ . 13 February 2024 . Minute Mirror .
  3. Web site: NA-68 Jhang III Election Result 1990. created by. MASK. www.electionpakistani.com.
  4. Web site: In Death, as in Life - Newsline.