Shaheen Ashfaq

Shaheen Ashfaq (Urdu: شاہین اشفاق‎; born 21 June 1949) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2008 to 2013 and again from May 2013 to May 2018.

Shaheen Ashfaq
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1949-06-21) 21 June 1949
Gujranwala
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Early life and education

She was born on 21 June 1949 in Gujranwala.[1]

She earned the degree of Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of the Punjab in 1974.[1]

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4]

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6] In December 2013, she was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for cooperative.[7]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. "180 MNAs had declared no income tax in 2008". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. "Degrees of 181 MPs remain unverified". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. "Parliamentarians who evade taxes". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. "PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. "2013 election women seat notification" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  7. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 December 2013). "35 parliamentary secys appointed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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