Syed Asif Husnain Explained
Syed Asif Husnain is a Pakistani politician who is currently a member of Pak Sarzameen Party.
He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018.
Political career
Working for MQM
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-255 (Karachi-XVII) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1] He received 157,971 votes and defeated Haji Nafees Ahmed Usmani, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-255 (Karachi-XVII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] He received 136,982 votes and defeated Khalid Mehmood Ali, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[9]
Joining PSP
In 2016, he left MQM to join Pak Sarzameen Party and announced to resign from National Assembly as well.[10] In 2017, it was reported that Husnain was still holding seat at National Assembly and drawing salary, despite quitting MQM in August 2016 on whose ticket he had won the seat. Husnain was criticised by Farooq Sattar for continuing to hold the seat of National Assembly that he had won on MQM ticket.[11]
Notes and References
- News: KARACHI: MQM major election winner in city, PPP distant second. 9 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 20 February 2008. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410051042/https://www.dawn.com/news/290100. 10 April 2017.
- Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 7 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
- News: Muttahida loses MNA to Pak Sarzameen Party. 9 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 29 August 2016. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123432/https://www.dawn.com/news/1280636. 7 March 2017.
- News: MQM wins from NA-241, NA-243, NA-252, NA-255, NA-256 and NA-257. 6 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123551/https://www.dawn.com/news/1027003. 7 March 2017.
- News: MQM wins from NA-241, NA-243, NA-252, NA-255, NA-256 and NA-257. 6 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123708/https://www.dawn.com/news/1027003/newspaper/column. 7 March 2017.
- News: Tug of war: Muttahida MNA defects to Mustafa Kamal’s party - The Express Tribune. 6 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 29 August 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307052819/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1171669/tug-war-muttahida-mna-defects-mustafa-kamals-party/. 7 March 2017.
- News: NA-255 profile: The kite struggles to stay afloat while the lantern glows dimly - The Express Tribune. 6 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 8 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307051009/https://tribune.com.pk/story/545863/na-255-profile-the-kite-struggles-to-stay-afloat-while-the-lantern-glows-dimly/. 7 March 2017.
- News: MQM’s Asif Hasnain joins Pak Sarzameen Party - The Express Tribune. 6 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 28 August 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307052619/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1171432/mqms-asif-hasnain-joins-pak-sarzameen-party/. 7 March 2017.
- Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 7 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.
- News: MQM’s Asif Hasnain defects to Kamal’s PSP. 9 April 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410051436/http://nation.com.pk/national/28-Aug-2016/mqm-s-asif-hasnain-defects-to-kamal-s-psp. 10 April 2017.
- News: Wasim. Amir. PSP man continues to draw MNA’s salary. 17 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 17 April 2017. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170417072643/https://www.dawn.com/news/1327530/psp-man-continues-to-draw-mnas-salary. 17 April 2017.
