Kashmala Tariq Explained

Kashmala Tariq
Office:Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplaces
Term Start:27 February 2018
Term End:27 February 2022
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start2:17 March 2008
Term End2:16 March 2013
Constituency2:Reserved seat for women
Term Start3:16 November 2002
Term End3:15 November 2007
Constituency3:Reserved seat for women
Birth Place:Lahore
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Spouse:Waqas Khan

Kashmala Tariq (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|کشمالہ طارق) is a Pakistani politician who was the Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplaces, in office from February 2018 to March 2022. Previously, she was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013.

Early life and education

Kashmala Tariq has completed her Bachelors in Law (LLB) from Punjab University Law College (PULC).

Tariq also holds a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics and Political Science.[1]

She is a lawyer by profession and married Waqas Khan in 2020.

Political career

Tariq was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] [3] During her tenure as Member of the National Assembly, she remained one of the vocal woman legislators.

In 2007, she was elected as the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Committee.[4]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[5] [6] [7]

In February 2018, Tariq was appointed as the Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplaces for a period of four years.[8] [9]

In March 2018, her staff beat up and held journalists from Waqt News against their will. She accused the journalists of recording an off-the-record conversation, after which she ordered her staff to forcibly take the journalist’s equipment and delete the recorded discussion.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Correspondent. Abdullah Iqbal. Sweeping changes in cabinet likely as reward to Shujaat. 12 December 2017. GulfNews. 1 September 2004.
  2. News: Parties’ likely share in seats for women, minorities. 12 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 16 October 2002.
  3. News: Women who made it to National Assembly. 12 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 1 November 2002.
  4. News: Naqvi. Jawed. Kashmala to head C’wealth group: Women parliamentarians. 12 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 25 September 2007.
  5. News: Reporter. Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief. Pakistani women members open up to House truths. 12 December 2017. GulfNews. 28 August 2008.
  6. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. Three major parties short of two-thirds majority. 12 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 7 March 2008.
  7. News: Wasim. Amir. 60pc new faces to enter NA. 12 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 16 March 2008.
  8. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. Kashmala named ombudsperson on women’s harassment. 27 February 2018. DAWN.COM. 21 February 2018.
  9. News: Kashmala takes oath as Federal Ombudsperson. 27 February 2018. www.radio.gov.pk. en.
  10. News: Karar. Shakeel. Kashmala harasses journalists: Women parliamentarians. 10 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 8 March 2018.
  11. News: Leaked video of Kashmala Tariq harassing journalists in her office, ordering them to be "locked up" and "arrested". Daily Pakistan Global. 2018-03-11. en-US.