Kishwer Zehra Explained

Kishwer Zehra
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:13 August 2018
Term End:10 August 2023
Constituency:Reserved seat for women (Sindh)
Term Start1:17 March 2008
Term End1:31 May 2018
Constituency1:Reserved seat for women (Sindh)
Party:Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan (2018-present)
Nationality:Pakistani
Birth Place:Agra, British India (now Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Honorific Suffix:MP

Kishwer Zehra is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023.[1] Previously she was member of the National Assembly from March 2008 to May 2018.[2]

Political career

Zehra was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Sindh in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[3] [4] She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Sindh in 2013 Pakistani general election[5] [6] as well as to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM-P from Sindh in 2018 Pakistani general election.[7]

In 2019, Zehra submitted a bill in the National Assembly which sought the creation of eight new provinces in Pakistan. It was met with great criticism from the Pakistan Peoples Party at centre and in Sindh.[8] On 27 July 2020, Zehra was unanimously elected chairperson of the standing committee on cabinet secretariat.[9]

In the previous parliament, she was nominated for the office of the prime minister of Pakistan, when Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan amid the Panama Papers Case. She later withdrew her name from consideration to become the prime minister in favour of PML-N's Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. He was sworn in as the new prime minister on August 1, 2017.[10] [11] [12]

She is one of the candidates for the office of the governor of Sindh being considered by the federal government after the resignation of Imran Ismail, who resigned in protest against the ouster of former prime minister Imran Khan.[13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Assembly of Pakistan. 2021-06-23. na.gov.pk.
  2. Web site: 2020-08-07. Kishwar Zehra. 2021-06-23. WIE. en-US.
  3. News: Ali. Kalbe. Family members own assets of most Muttahida MNAs. 10 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 10 May 2012. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913172014/https://www.dawn.com/news/717085. 13 September 2017.
  4. News: Junaidi. Ikram. Women involvement in decision making must for development. 10 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 18 October 2012. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055040/https://www.dawn.com/news/757519. 11 April 2017.
  5. News: Women, minority seats allotted. 7 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205110/https://www.dawn.com/news/1014677. 7 March 2017.
  6. News: PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA - The Express Tribune. 7 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304195047/https://tribune.com.pk/story/555511/pml-n-secures-most-reserved-seats-for-women-in-na/. 4 March 2017.
  7. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities . 12 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 12 August 2018.
  8. Web site: 2019-12-13. MQM-P moves bill seeking eight provinces in Pakistan. 2020-08-21. The Express Tribune. en.
  9. Web site: 2020-07-27. Kishwer Zehra elected Chairperson of NA Committee on Cabinet Secretariat. 2020-08-11. Daily Mail Pakistan. en-US. 2021-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510005115/https://dailymailnews.pk/2020/07/28/kishwer-zehra-elected-chairperson-of-na-committee-on-cabinet-secretariat/. dead.
  10. Web site: 2017-07-31. Here are the six candidates vying for PM's office. 2020-10-18. The Express Tribune. en.
  11. Web site: StackPath. 2020-10-18. newspakistan.tv. August 2017 .
  12. Web site: Chaudhry. Dawn com Fahad. 2017-08-01. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan. 2020-10-18. DAWN.COM. en.
  13. Web site: 2022-05-03 . MQM-P gives names for Sindh governor . 2022-05-03 . Daily Times . en-US.
  14. Web site: MQM-P suggests five names for Sindh governor . 2022-05-03 . www.geo.tv . en.

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