Shazia Ashfaq Mattu Explained

Shazia Sohail Mir
Birth Name:Shazia Sohail Mir
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start1:1 June 2013
Term End1:31 May 2018
Constituency1:Reserved seat for women
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Shazia Ashfaq Mattu is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

Mattu was born in Gujranwala. She received her degree of MA in Urdu from University of the Punjab, Lahore.

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from PP-95 (Gujranwala-V) constituency in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1]

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

On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended her membership as a member of the National Assembly.[4] This action followed a Supreme Court of Pakistan decision to suspend the verdict of the Peshawar High Court, which had denied the allocation of a reserved seat to the PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council bloc.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 2 August 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170802204807/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/562. 2 August 2017.
  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. Web site: Notification dated 13 May 2024 . ecp.gov.pk . Election Commission of Pakistan . 14 May 2024.
  5. News: Khan . Iftikhar A. . Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA . 14 May 2024 . DAWN.COM . 14 May 2024 . en.