Mahjabeen Abbasi Explained

Mahjabeen Abbasi is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 2024.

Political career

In the 2024 Pakistani general election, she secured a seat in the National Assembly of Pakistan through a reserved quota for women as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).^{[1] [2]}

On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended her membership as a member of the National Assembly.^[3] This action followed a Supreme Court of Pakistan decision to suspend the verdict of the Peshawar High Court, which had denied the allocation of a reserved seat to the PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council bloc.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: PMLN's 12 more MNAs sworn in amid protest . 2 April 2024 . www.thenews.com.pk . 2 April 2024 . en.
2. News: Correspondent . Our . PML-N bags 9 more NA reserved women seats . 9 May 2024 . The Express Tribune . 11 March 2024 . en.
3. Web site: Notification dated 13 May 2024 . ecp.gov.pk . Election Commission of Pakistan . 14 May 2024.
4. News: Khan . Iftikhar A. . Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA . 14 May 2024 . DAWN.COM . 14 May 2024 . en.