Shahzad Elahi Explained

Shahzad Elahi
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Birth Date:1 September 1965
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (Q)

Shahzad Elahi (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|شہزاد الہی; born 1 September 1965) is a Pakistani politician[1] [2] [3] [4] from the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) political party who served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (MPA) from 2002 to 2007 and is an elected member the second time, since 2008 on a non-Muslim minority seat. During his tenure in the provincial assembly, he has functioned as the chairman of the Standing Committee on Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering and is a member of the Finance Committee of the assembly.

A Christian by faith, Elahi resides in Lahore and holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.[5] In January 2012, Elahi said during an assembly speech that Punjab was becoming a "living hell" for minorities, pointing out recent incidents of Christian churches being demolished in the province.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=164011 Christian community took active part in Pak Movement: Elahi
  2. http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/pakistan/9439/?view=Print Police Shoot Mourners at Funeral of Christian
  3. http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2009/s09090104.htm Pakistan provincial minister says demands of justice will be met over Christian man’s death in jail
  4. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C12%5C12%5Cstory_12-12-2011_pg13_1 Punjab ‘Santa Claus’ gives Christmas gifts to ‘favourites'
  5. http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/797 Profile
  6. http://tribune.com.pk/story/324569/punjab-has-become-a-living-hell-for-minorities-pml-q-mpa/ Punjab has become a 'living hell' for minorities: PML-Q MPA