Kishwer Zehra
MP
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women (Sindh)
In office
17 March 2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women (Sindh)
Personal details
BornAgra, British India (now Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India)
NationalityPakistani
Political party MQM (2018-present)

Kishwer Zehra (Urdu: کشور زہرہ) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023.[1] Previously she was member of the National Assembly from March 2008 to May 2018.[2]

Political career

Zehra was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Sindh in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4] She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Sindh in 2013 Pakistani general election[5][6] as well as to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM-P from Sindh in 2018 Pakistani general election.[7]

In 2019, Zehra submitted a bill in the National Assembly which sought the creation of eight new provinces in Pakistan. It was met with great criticism from the Pakistan Peoples Party at centre and in Sindh.[8] On 27 July 2020, Zehra was unanimously elected chairperson of the standing committee on cabinet secretariat.[9]

In the previous parliament, she was nominated for the office of the prime minister of Pakistan, when Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan amid the Panama Papers Case. She later withdrew her name from consideration to become the prime minister in favour of PML-N's Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. He was sworn in as the new prime minister on August 1, 2017.[10][11][12]

She is one of the candidates for the office of the governor of Sindh being considered by the federal government after the resignation of Imran Ismail, who resigned in protest against the ouster of former prime minister Imran Khan.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "National Assembly of Pakistan". na.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Kishwar Zehra". WIE. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  3. ↑ Ali, Kalbe (10 May 2012). "Family members own assets of most Muttahida MNAs". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Junaidi, Ikram (18 October 2012). "Women involvement in decision making must for development". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "MQM-P moves bill seeking eight provinces in Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  9. ↑ "Kishwer Zehra elected Chairperson of NA Committee on Cabinet Secretariat". Daily Mail Pakistan. 2020-07-27. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  10. ↑ "Here are the six candidates vying for PM's office". The Express Tribune. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  11. ↑ "StackPath". newspakistan.tv. August 2017. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  12. ↑ Chaudhry, Dawn com | Fahad (2017-08-01). "Shahid Khaqan Abbasi sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  13. ↑ "MQM-P gives names for Sindh governor". Daily Times. 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  14. ↑ "MQM-P suggests five names for Sindh governor". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-05-03.


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