Naeema Kishwar Khan Explained
Naeema Kishwar Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018. .
Education
She has a degree in Islamic law.[1]
Political career
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) on a reserved seat for women in 2010.[2]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) on a reserved seat for women from Khyber Paktunkhwa in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3] [4] [5] [6]
PILDAT gave her the title of "MNA of the Year" due to her best performance in 14th National Assembly during the third parliamentary year.[7]
On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended the membership of Khan as a member of the National Assembly.[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
- News: Shah. Sadia Qasim. New KP Assembly to have some experienced women. 10 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 18 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410215316/https://www.dawn.com/news/1012016. 10 April 2017.
- News: Court directs EC to allocate provincial seat to JUI-F. 10 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 28 October 2010. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410220019/https://www.dawn.com/news/949734. 10 April 2017.
- News: 'Long shot' law seeks proportional representation for women in NA. 7 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 20 April 2016. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308043620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1253207. 8 March 2017.
- News: Imran, Faryal, Hamza performed badly on MNAs' scorecard. 7 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 20 October 2016. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307204344/https://www.dawn.com/news/1291073. 7 March 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: PILDAT declares Naeema Kishwar MNA of year. pakobserver.net.
- Web site: Notification dated 13 May 2024 . ecp.gov.pk . Election Commission of Pakistan . 14 May 2024.
- News: Khan . Iftikhar A. . Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA . 14 May 2024 . DAWN.COM . 14 May 2024 . en.
