Nuzhat Pathan Explained

Nuzhat Pathan
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:13 August 2018
Constituency:Reserved seat for women
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 2006–2011
Pakistan Peoples Party 1979-2006
Term End:10 August 2023

Nuzhat Pathan (Sindhi: نزهت پٺاڻ; Birth: 12 February 1965) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, she was a member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2002 to 2013.

Early life and education

She was born on 19 February 1965 in Hyderabad, Pakistan.[1]

She received a degree of Master of Arts in Political Science and degree of Master of Arts in Economics.

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in the 2002 General Elections.[2] [3]

In March 2006, she quit PPP[4] and joined Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[5] [6] In a 2006 Interview, she said she has been affiliated with PPP for the last 27 years.[7]

In October 2006, she was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and was appointed as adviser to the Chief Minister.[8]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-Q on a reserved seat for women in the 2008 General Elections.[9] [10]

In 2011, she left PML-Q and joined Pakistan Muslim League (Like-Minded).[11] [12]

In October 2016, she was appointed as Secretary-General of the women's wing of PTI's chapter in Sindh.

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Sindh in the 2018 General Elections.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile . www.pas.gov.pk . Sindh Assembly . 14 September 2018.
  2. News: PPP names Benazir for reserved seats . 14 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 25 August 2002.
  3. News: Ghori . Habib Khan . KARACHI: PPP gets largest number of women's seats in PA . 14 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 1 November 2002.
  4. News: KARACHI: PPP MPA defects . 14 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 28 March 2006.
  5. News: Government forced Nuzhat to change loyalty: PPP . 14 September 2018 . Business Recorder.
  6. News: Nusrat Wahid made president of PTI's Sindh women wing . 14 September 2018 . The News . 16 October 2017 . en.
  7. News: تیسری اپوزیشن رکن منحرف . 14 September 2018 . BBC Urdu . 27 March 2006.
  8. News: Minister, 7 advisers join Sindh cabinet . 14 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 31 October 2006.
  9. Web site: 2008 election result . ECP . 14 September 2018 . 5 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf . dead .
  10. News: MQM's priority list for reserved seats released . 14 September 2018 . en.
  11. News: Sindh PML-Q ready to join hands with PPP . 14 September 2018 . The Nation . 27 April 2011.
  12. News: Nuzhat Pathan joins PML-LM . 14 September 2018 . Business Recorder.
  13. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities . 12 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 12 August 2018.