Shaista Pervaiz Explained

Shaista Pervaiz
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:December 2021
Constituency:NA-133 (Lahore-XI)
Predecessor:Pervaiz Malik
Term Start1:13 August 2018
Term End1:October 2021
Constituency1:Reserved seat for women
Term Start2:1 June 2013
Term End2:31 May 2018
Constituency3:Reserved seat for women
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Spouse:[1]
Children:Ali Pervaiz Malik (son)
Term End:10 August 2023

Shaista Pervaiz Malik is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from December 2021 till August 2023. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to October 2021.

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2] [3]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2018 Pakistani general election.[4] She vacated seat in October 2021 to contest NA 133 by elections.

She contested NA-133 By polls held on 5 December 2021 and won by margins of 14,498 defeating PPP Aslam Gill.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wasim . Amir . For PML-N, only family seems to matter . 14 June 2018 . DAWN.COM . 14 June 2018.
  2. News: PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA - The Express Tribune. 7 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304195047/https://tribune.com.pk/story/555511/pml-n-secures-most-reserved-seats-for-women-in-na/. 4 March 2017.
  3. News: Women, minority seats allotted. 7 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205110/https://www.dawn.com/news/1014677. 7 March 2017.
  4. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities . 12 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 12 August 2018.
  5. Web site: 2021-12-05. NA-133 Lahore by-election: PML-N defeats PPP to retain seat in stronghold, unofficial results show. 2021-12-06. Geo.tv. en.