Tariq Masih Gill Explained

Tariq Masih Gill
Office:	Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:	29 May 2013
Term End:	31 May 2018
Constituency:	Reserved seat for minorities
Birth Date:	10 November 1962
Nationality:	Pakistani
Party:	Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Tariq Masih Gill is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 10 November 1962.^[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on reserved seat for minorities in 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[2] [3]}

In December 2013, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for human rights & minorities.^[4]

On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended his membership as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.^[5] 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.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 27 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170613055158/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1192. 13 June 2017.
2. News: PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA. 27 January 2018. www.pakistantoday.com.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103061614/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/28/pml-n-secures-maximum-number-of-reserved-seats-in-na/. 3 January 2018.
3. Web site: Notification - reserved seat minorities 2013. ECP. 27 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127070840/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Reserved%20Seats%20Notification/Reserved%20Seats%20in%20Punjab.pdf. 27 January 2018.
4. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . 35 parliamentary secys appointed . 13 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 13 December 2013.
5. Web site: Notification dated 13 May 2024 . ecp.gov.pk . Election Commission of Pakistan . 14 May 2024.
6. News: Khan . Iftikhar A. . Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA . 14 May 2024 . DAWN.COM . 14 May 2024 . en.