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Waseem Qadir
Chaudhary Waseem Qadir () is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He had also been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from April 2008 to March 2013. Political career Qadir was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in the 2008 Punjab provincial election from PP-144 Lahore-VIII as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)). He received 34,963 votes and defeated Zahid Zulfiqar Khan, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP). He served as one of Lahore's nine deputy mayors from 2017 to 2021. He left the PML(N) after he exchanged harsh words with Hamza Shahbaz over the party nomination of a vacant councillor seat. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-121 Lahore-V as an independent candidate supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He received 78,707 votes while runner up Shaikh Rohale Asghar Shaikh Rohale Asg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Pakistan
The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assembly has a maximum membership of 336, of which 266 are directly elected by an adult universal suffrage and a First-past-the-post voting, first-past-the-post system to represent their respective List of constituencies of Pakistan, constituencies, while 60 are elected on reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. Members hold their seats for five years or until the house is dissolved by the President of Pakistan, President on the advice of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister. The house convenes at the Parliament House, Islamabad, Parliament House, Red Zone (Islamabad), Red Zone, Islamabad. Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system under universal adult suffrage, representing electo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NA-121 Lahore-V
NA-121 Lahore-V () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Members of Parliament 2018–2023: NA-128 Lahore-VI 2024–present: NA-121 Lahore-V Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Aitzaz Ahsan of PPP won by 27,072 votes. Election 2008 General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008., Shaikh Rohale Asghar prominent leader of PML-N won by 71,342 votes. Election 2013 General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Shaikh Rohale Asghar senior politician of PML-N and strong political figure from the constituency won by 119,312 votes and became the member of National Assembly. Election 2018 General elections were held on 25 July 2018. Election 2024 General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Waseem Qadir won the election with 78,707 votes. Although he was elected as an independent with support of PTI, he joined PML(N) soon after his election. See also *NA-120 Lahore-I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the largest in the National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly. The party was founded in 1993, when a number of prominent Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative politicians in the country joined hands after the dissolution of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad, Islamic Democratic Alliance, under the leadership of former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Party platform, party's platform is generally Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative, which involves supporting free markets, deregulation, Tax cut, lower taxes and Privatization, private ownership. Although the party initially supported social conservatism, in recent years, the party's political ideology and platform has become more Liberal conservatism, liberally conservative. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Assembly Of The Punjab
The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, also known as the Punjab Assembly, is the supreme legislative body of Punjab, a province of Pakistan. It convenes at the Assembly Building in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. It is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives; and was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan, having a total of 371 seats, with 297 general seats, 66 seats reserved for women and 8 reserved for non-Muslims. Assembly building The two-story Assembly Chamber, residential hostels, and expansive lawns cover on the Shahrah-e-Quaid-Azam (the Mall). After it was completed in 1935, the Assembly Chamber housed the Assembly for the Punjab Province. After the division of Punjab and the emergence of Pakistan, the building became the administrative center of Pakistani Punjab. New Assembly Building The new Assembly Hall is constructed positioned between the old and the new Assembly buildings. It has a capacity of 500 seats in the main hall and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. The PTI ranks among the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N), Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML–N) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). Despite Khan's popular persona in Pakistan, the PTI had limited initial success: it failed to win, as a collective, a single seat in the 1997 Pakistani general election, 1997 general election and the 2002 Pakistani general election, 2002 general election; only Khan himself was able to win a seat. From 1999 to 2007, the PTI supported the presidency of General Pervez Musharraf. It later rose in opposition to Musharraf in 2007 and also boycotted the 2008 Pakistani general election, 2008 general election, accusing it of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Punjab Provincial Election
Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab to elect the 15th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 18 February 2008, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, Balochistan and North-West Frontier Province. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. Results Aftermath In the 2008 elections, the PML (N) and the PPP formed a coalition government, with PML (N) as the senior party and Shehbaz Sharif as Chief Minister of Punjab. However, in 2011, the PPP was expelled from this coalition due to corruption in the Federal Government A federation (also called a federal state) is an entity characterized by a political union, union of partially federated state, self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a #Federal governments, federal government (federalism) ..., (which was led by the PPP at the time). Notes References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan People's Party
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a centre-left political position, it is currently the largest party in the federal Senate, and second-largest in the National Assembly; and is in government in Sindh and Balochistan. The party was founded in 1967 in Lahore, when a number of prominent left-wing politicians in the country joined hands against the rule of Ayub Khan, under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. It is affiliated with the Socialist International. The PPP's platform was formerly socialist, and its stated priorities continue to include transforming Pakistan into a social-democratic state, promoting egalitarian values, establishing social justice, and maintaining a strong military. The Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) is a dynastic political party led by Asif Ali Zardari, who serves as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamza Shahbaz
Mian Hamza Shahbaz Sharif (born 6 September 1974) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the chief minister of Punjab from April 2022 to July 2022. Previously, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from September 2018 to April 2022, and resumed this role on 20 October 2022 and continued until the dissolution of the assembly. Prior to this, he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2008 to May 2018. Early life and education Hamza, as the eldest of four children, was born to Shehbaz Sharif on 6 September 1974. His mother, Nusrat Shehbaz, is not only Shehbaz Sharif’s cousin but also his first wife, with their marriage taking place in 1973. He is the grandson of businessman Muhammad Sharif and his wife Begum Shamim Akhtar. His paternal uncle, Nawaz Sharif, is a three-time elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, and his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, is the current Chief Minister of Punjab. His other unc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Pakistani General Election
General elections, originally scheduled to be held in 2023, were held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the List of members of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly. The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the detailed schedule on 15 December 2023. The elections were held following 2022–2023 Pakistan political unrest, two years of political unrest after Prime Minister Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was No-confidence motion against Imran Khan, removed from office by a no-confidence motion. Subsequently, Khan was arrested and convicted for corruption and barred from politics for five years. In the run-up to the elections, PTI intra-party elections case, a Supreme Court ruling stripped the PTI of their electoral symbol for failing to hold intra-party elections for years. On election night, television broadcasts showed PTI-backed independent candidates leading in at least 127 nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent (politician)
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or repudiating a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaikh Rohale Asghar
Shaikh Rohale Asghar (; born 24 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. He served as Advisor to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with the status of Federal Minister. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 1985 to 1988 and again from 2008 to May 2018. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1990 to 1993. An influential figure of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), from Daroghawala Lahore, he has served as Advisor to the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Early life and family He was born on 24 October 1952 into a Kashmiri Shaikh family. Both his late father Sheikh Asghar and his late brother Sheikh Shakeel Asghar were involved in politics. His son Khurram Rohale Asghar has served as the PML-N Youth Wing Lahore President. His daughter Ayesha Rohale is involved in British politics, having served as a Liberal Democrat councillor for Welwyn Hatfield. Polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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