Tara Chand (Pakistani politician) explained

Tara Chand
Nationality:Baloch
Order:Provincial Minister of Balochistan
Term Start:February 22, 1997
Term End:June 15, 1998
Predecessor:Arjun Das Bugti
Birth Place:Balochistan
Party:Balochistan National Party

Dr. Tara Chand is a former Provincial Minister of Balochistan.[1]

Political career

Affiliated to the Balochistan National Party, Chand won election to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan in 1997 from the solitary seat reserved for Hindus.[2] He defeated Arjun Das Bugti, who had won the seat in the last three elections. His brother Nanak Singh, a Sikh convert, had been a local politician too.[3]

In July 2000, Chand fled Pakistan; he cited incessant harassment from local law enforcement after refusing to join the party floated by Pervez Musharraf.

Notes and References

  1. Book: State of human rights in Pakistan . 160 . 2001 . . 27084845 .
  2. https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Balochistan.pdf Detailed Results of Elections to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
  3. The Herald. Vol. 28