Nadia Sher Explained

Nadia Sher
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start:29 May 2013
Term End:28 May 2018
Constituency:Reserved seat for women
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (2023-present)
Otherparty: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-2023)

Nadia Sher Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018.

Education

She has received matriculation level education.[1]

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2] [3] In September 2013, she was made Parliamentary Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly[4] for Population Welfare.[5]

In May 2016, Sher joined a resolution to establish a Women's Caucus in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[6] [7]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election and quit the PTI on 24 May 2023 due to pressure of Army Chief Asim Munir.

On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended her membership as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[8] 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.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Shah . Waseem Ahmad . PTI secures 16 of 22 seats reserved for women MPAs . 13 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 13 August 2018.
  2. News: Shah. Waseem Ahmad. With 11 reserved seats: PTI builds up strength in KP Assembly. 1 January 2018. DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101140011/https://www.dawn.com/news/1014574. 1 January 2018.
  3. News: PTI wins 10, JUI-F, PML-N 3 seats each in KP PA. 1 January 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101135430/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/433383. 1 January 2018.
  4. News: Political inductions?: Parliamentary secretaries appointed to crush forward bloc - The Express Tribune. 1 January 2018. The Express Tribune. 3 September 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101143056/https://tribune.com.pk/story/599252/political-inductions-parliamentary-secretaries-appointed-to-crush-forward-bloc/. 1 January 2018.
  5. News: Report. Bureau. ICU to have population studies centre. 1 January 2018. DAWN.COM. 19 June 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101135849/https://www.dawn.com/news/1113730. 1 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Joint Resolution No. 778 adopted by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 13 June 2016. www.pakp.gov.pk. 4 January 2018.
  7. Web site: KP Assembly - Establishment of the Women Caucus. 27 May 2016. 4 January 2018. www.pakp.gov.pk.
  8. Web site: Notification dated 13 May 2024 . ecp.gov.pk . Election Commission of Pakistan . 14 May 2024.
  9. News: Khan . Iftikhar A. . Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA . 14 May 2024 . DAWN.COM . 14 May 2024 . en.