Rashida Riffat Explained

Rashida Riffat
Honorific-Suffix:MPA
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start:29 May 2013
Constituency:Reserved seat for women
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan

Rashida Riffat is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since May 2013.

Education

Riffat has graduated in Journalism.[1]

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2] [3] [4]

In September 2013, she was appointed as parliamentary secretary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly without a department[5] until she was discharged in November 2013.[6]

In May 2016, she joined a resolution to establish a Women's Caucus in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[7] [8] She also joined a resolution to declare 8 July as Charity Day in honour of Abdul Sattar Edhi.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I just voted for Rashada Riffat in The News Women Power 50, cast your vote and make your voices heard!. women.thenews.com.pk. 10 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227013355/http://women.thenews.com.pk/202778_rashada-riffat. 27 February 2017.
  2. News: Shah. Waseem Ahmad. With 11 reserved seats: PTI builds up strength in KP Assembly. 10 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: PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA. 10 January 2018. www.pakistantoday.com.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103061614/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/28/pml-n-secures-maximum-number-of-reserved-seats-in-na/. 3 January 2018.
  4. News: PTI grabs 10 women special seats in KPK. 10 January 2018. Business Recorder. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180110043940/http://fp.brecorder.com/2013/05/201305291190319/. 10 January 2018.
  5. News: Political inductions?: Parliamentary secretaries appointed to crush forward bloc - The Express Tribune. 10 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.
  6. News: Time for a trim: K-P govt relieves 22 parliamentary secretaries - The Express Tribune. 10 January 2018. The Express Tribune. 14 November 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221041359/http://tribune.com.pk/story/631714/time-for-a-trim-k-p-govt-relieves-22-parliamentary-secretaries/. 21 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Joint Resolution No. 778 adopted by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 13 June 2016. www.pakp.gov.pk. 4 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104135630/http://www.pakp.gov.pk/2013/wp-content/uploads/Res-No-778.pdf. 4 January 2018.
  8. Web site: KP Assembly - Establishment of the Women Caucus. 27 May 2016. 4 January 2018. www.pakp.gov.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703021608/http://www.pakp.gov.pk/2013/resolutions/12002/. 3 July 2017.
  9. Web site: KP Assembly - To Declare 8th July as "Charity Day" in Pakistan after Mr. Abdul Sattar Edhi.. 10 August 2016. 4 January 2018. www.pakp.gov.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192528/http://www.pakp.gov.pk/2013/resolutions/12525/. 4 January 2018.

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