Sania Ashiq Explained

Sania Ashiq
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:15 August 2018
Term End:14 January 2023
Constituency:Reserved seat for women
Birth Date:17 February 1993
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:PMLN (2018-present)

Sania Ashiq Jabeen is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 23 February 2024.

Early life and education

She was born on 15 February 1993 in Lahore.[1]

She has received a degree of Pharmacy-D (Doctor of Pharmacy) from the University of Punjab.[2]

Political career

Ashiq was a significant member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's social media team. However, she later resigned from the party and joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N), where she also oversaw the party's social media affairs.[3]

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.[4] At the age of 25, she became the youngest member of the Punjab Assembly to be elected in 2018 general election.[5] [6]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2024 Pakistani general election.[7] [8]

Fake video scam

In October 2021, Ashiq filed a complaint with the FIA cybercrime cell, alleging that unidentified individuals had launched a defamation campaign against her on TikTok. In November 2021, a man in Taxila was arrested by the FIA for allegedly sharing a fake video of Ashiq on social media.[9] [10] The video allegedly depicting the former governor of Sindh Muhammad Zubair Umar engaging in sexual activities with an unidentified woman has circulated widely on the internet.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile . pap.gov.pk . Punjab Assembly . 8 March 2024.
  2. News: In Pakistan, 25-year-old woman becomes country's youngest parliamentarian . 14 October 2018 . english.alarabiya.net . 18 August 2018 . en.
  3. News: Tough toil for reserved seats . 8 March 2024 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  4. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats . 13 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 13 August 2018.
  5. News: 25 year old Sania Ashiq becomes Pakistan's youngest lawmaker . 16 August 2018 . The News . 16 August 2018 . en.
  6. News: PML-N's Sania Ashiq becomes youngest MPA of Punjab Assembly . 16 August 2018 . Daily Times . 16 August 2018.
  7. News: Punjab MPAs to take oath in first session today . 8 March 2024 . DAWN.COM . 23 February 2024 . en.
  8. News: Shafique . Amjad . ECP issues list of reserved seats for women, minorities in PA . 8 March 2024 . 22 February 2024.
  9. News: FIA arrests suspect sharing MPA's fake video on social media . 8 March 2024 . The Nation . 17 November 2021.
  10. News: FIA takes action over sharing lady MPA’s video on social media . 8 March 2024 . 17 November 2021.
  11. News: PML-N's Muhammad Zubair on 'video leak scandal' . 8 March 2024 . The Express Tribune . 26 September 2021 . en.