Naghma Mushtaq Explained

Naghma Mushtaq Lang
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:15 August 2018
Term End:14 January 2023
Constituency:PP-223 Multan-XIII
Term Start1:29 May 2013
Term End1:31 May 2018
Constituency1:PP-206 (Multan-XIII)
Term Start2:2008
Term End2:April 2010
Constituency2:PP-206 (Multan-XIII)
Office3:Minister of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start3:November 2016[1]
Term End3:May 2018
Birth Place:Jalalpur Pirwala, Multan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Spouse:Malik Mushtaq Ahmed Lang
Children:Muhammad Nazik Kareem Lang

Naghma Mushtaq Lang (; born 1968) is a Pakistani politician and Ex-Minister Punjab who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, she was a member of the Punjab Assembly from 2008 to 2010 and again from May 2013 to May 2018. She is the mother of MPA Muhammad Nazik Kareem.

Early life

Lang was born in 1968. She is the wife of a former member Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and former Tehsil Nazim of Jalalpur Pirwala Malik Mushtaq Ahmed Lang.[2]

Political career

Naghma Mushtaq Lang was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-206 (Multan-XIII) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3] [4] She received 28,109 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[5] She resigned from her Punjab Assembly seat in April 2010 after her graduation degree was challenged.[6] [7]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-206 (Multan-XIII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[8] [9] She received 43,228 votes and defeated Malik Muhammad Akram Kahnu, a candidate of PPP.[10]

In December 2013, she was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for population welfare.[11]

In November 2016, she was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr.[12]

She was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-223 (Multan-XIII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory.
  2. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 29 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614095438/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1052. 14 June 2017.
  3. News: PML-Q to support PM's brother in by-polls. 30 January 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
  4. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 29 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170704110241/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/687. 4 July 2017.
  5. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 24 March 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  6. News: PP-206: Mujtaba emerges favourite candidate. 29 January 2018. DAWN.COM. 30 April 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912134338/https://www.dawn.com/news/894595. 12 September 2017.
  7. News: Six MNAs, 11 MPAs have resigned over fake degrees. 29 January 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129055509/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/246609. 29 January 2018.
  8. News: Only 6 of 150 women candidates win NA seats: Report - The Express Tribune. 29 January 2018. The Express Tribune. 16 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131210010849/http://tribune.com.pk/story/550191/only-6-of-150-women-candidates-win-na-seats-report/. 10 December 2013.
  9. News: Six women lawmakers win again on general seats. 29 January 2018. www.pakistantoday.com.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129055508/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/28/six-women-lawmakers-win-again-on-general-seats/. 29 January 2018.
  10. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 25 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.
  11. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . 35 parliamentary secys appointed . 13 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 13 December 2013.
  12. News: Punjab govt hands over portfolios to newly appointed cabinet ministers. 29 January 2018. www.pakistantoday.com.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324181221/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/29/punjab-govt-hands-over-portfolios-to-newly-appointed-cabinet-ministers/. 24 March 2017.
  13. News: Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies . 3 September 2018 . Samaa TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ . 2018-07-29 . live .