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Taseer Family
Taseer is a Pakistani name. It may refer to: * Aatish Taseer Aatish Ali Taseer (born 27 November 1980) is a British-American writer and journalist. Taseer was born in London and raised by his mother Tavleen Singh in New Delhi. Taseer had no contact with his father, Salman Taseer, until he was 21. He re ... (born 1980), a journalist and writer, son of Salmaan Taseer and Tavleen Singh * M. D. Taseer (1902–1950), a Pakistani poet, writer and literary critic, father of Salmaan Taseer * Salmaan Taseer (1944–2011), a Pakistani politician, who served as Governor of Punjab * Shahbaz Taseer, a Pakistani businessman, who was kidnapped, son of Salman Taseer * Taseer Tribe, a south asian caste that used to be a tribe also spelled as "Tasir" See also * Taysir (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aatish Taseer
Aatish Ali Taseer (born 27 November 1980) is a British-American writer and journalist. Taseer was born in London and raised by his mother Tavleen Singh in New Delhi. Taseer had no contact with his father, Salman Taseer, until he was 21. He received his education at Kodaikanal International School and Amherst College, where he earned degrees in French and Political Science. Taseer's early life and estrangement from his father were central themes in his first book, ''Stranger to History'' (2009). Taseer has contributed to Time magazine and other publications, gaining recognition for his pieces on feudal Pakistan, the " Ground Zero Mosque" controversy, and situation in Pakistan following his father's assassination. His article arguing Pakistan has an obsession with India, published in The Wall Street Journal, sparked widespread debate and controversy, leading to a notable exchange between journalists and politicians across India and Pakistan. Personal aspects of his life includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salmaan Taseer
Salman Taseer (; 4 January 2011) was a Pakistani businessman and politician, who served as the 34th Governor of Punjab from 2008 until his assassination in 2011. A member of the Pakistan Peoples Party since the 1980s, he was elected to the Punjab Assembly from Lahore in the 1988 election, however lost in 1990, 1993 and then in 1997. Taseer served as a minister in the caretaker cabinet of Prime Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro under Pervez Musharraf during the 2008 elections. He was appointed as the governor of Punjab on 15 May 2008, by then-President Musharraf at the request of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. During his governorship, he emerged as an outspoken critic of Pakistan's blasphemy laws and consequently called for the pardon for a blasphemy accused Asia Bibi. Born in Shimla in British India, Taseer studied at the St. Anthony's School and the Government College in Lahore before moving to London where he studied accountancy at the Institute of Chartered Account ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahbaz Taseer
Shahbaz Taseer is a Pakistani businessman, and the son of the former Governor of Punjab (Pakistan) Salman Taseer. In August 2011, following his father's assassination, he was kidnapped by militants in Lahore while he was driving to his office from home. Taseer was held in captivity for around four and a half years and was recovered from Kuchlak, Balochistan on 8 March 2016. Taseer's kidnapping was referred as one of the most high-profile kidnappings in Pakistan by The Guardian. BBC's HARDtalk ''HARDtalk'' is a BBC television and radio programme which was broadcast on the British and international feeds of the BBC News channel, and on the BBC World Service, from 31 March 1997 to 26 March 2025. Broadcast times and days vary, depend ... interviewed Taseer about his days in captivity. In an interview, he mentioned that he was held by Uzbek militants, before eventually being passed to the Taliban. Life during hostage situation During an interview, Shahbaz Taseer said: "I w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taseer (caste)
The Taseers were a Pastoral-Nomadic tribe of the Gurjar community/clan in Pakistan from around 1800s to 1919-1925. They used to rule over the village of Arang Kel present in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The Kashmiri tribe migrated gradually from Kashmir to Punjab with many other tribes and later ceased to exist as it faced assimilation when they moved to Punjab, where they adopted the local language and customs, eventually losing their distinct cultural identity. Over time, the people of this tribe changed, and today, the Taseer tribe has been reduced to merely a surname, name, or a caste. The reasons behind the migration of these people, the manner in which it occurred, the time period during which it took place, and the identity of their leader remain unclear. Furthermore, questions regarding who established their tribe, when it was formed, and what their distinct identity was still remain unanswered. Since this was a shepherds majority clan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |