Sitara Ayaz Explained

Sitara Ayaz
Office:	Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Term Start1:	12 March 2015
Term End1:	16 February 2021
Constituency1:	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nationality:	Pakistani
Party:	Independent

Senator Sitara Ayaz (ur|{{Nastaliq|ستارہ ایاز) is a Pakistani politician and was member of Senate of Pakistan from 2015 -2021.

She is currently serving as the Secretary General of International Parliamentarians Congress.

Education

She has done BA from Jinnah College For Women in 1990.^[1]

Political career

She was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Awami National Party on reserved seat for women in 2015 Pakistani Senate election.^{[2] [3] [4]} Native Town: District SWABI, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPositions held: worked as Consultant (Development Sector)Head of APWA (KPK) from 2003 to 2008Provincial Minister of KPK for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment 2008-2013Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change.^[5]

In 2021 she withdrew her nomination to become Senator again. ^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senate of Pakistan. www.senate.gov.pk. 24 August 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824221533/http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=867. 24 August 2017.
2. News: Senate Elections 2015: PML-N, PPP almost get equal representation in upper house Pakistan Dunya News. 24 August 2017. dunyanews.tv. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916145609/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/265570-Senate-Elections-2015-PMLN-PPP-almost-get-equal. 16 September 2017.
3. News: Senate Election: Unofficial Results. 24 August 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180801/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/2135-senate-election-unofficial-results. 24 August 2017.
4. News: 46 Senators-elect take oath - Samaa TV. 24 August 2017. www.samaa.tv. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824220002/https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2015/03/46-senators-elect-take-oath/. 24 August 2017.
5. Web site: Senate of Pakistan.
6. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2287158/sitara-ayaz-withdraws-in-favour-of-bap-candidates-on-eve-of-senate-polls