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Aasiya Nasir
آسیہ ناصر
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2013 – 31 May 2018
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
2002–2007
ConstituencyReserved seat for minorities
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)

Aasiya Nasir (Template:Lang-ur) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018.

Early life and education

She was born on 15 July 1971 in Quetta, Pakistan.[1]

She has done Masters in English Literature from Government Girls College, Quetta. She also received Certificate in Teachers Training from the Notre Dame Institute of Education.[1]

Political career

Aasiya was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a reserved seat for minorities as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly on a seat reserved for women from Balochistan as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[3]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) on a seat reserved for minority in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5][6]

In June 2014, Aasiya raised the issue why non-Muslims cannot be elected as Prime Minister or President of the country.[7][8][9] She also opposed the ban on consumption of alcohol by the non-Muslim community in Pakistan.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile" (PDF). pildat.org. PILDAT. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ "12 Assembly members" (PDF). National Assembly. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ Asghar, Raja (18 March 2008). "NA oath-taking overshadowed by power struggle in PPP". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Profile Aasiya Nasir". National Assembly. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Is the NA apathetic towards minority issues?". DAWN.COM. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  6. ^ "All JUI men to get key positions". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  7. ^ "JUI-F MNA questions why minorities could not be PM or president". Express Tribune. 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  8. ^ "JUI-F MNA says minority discrimination is 'unacceptable'". Dawn. 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  9. ^ "HR Division's inaction over issues of madressah girls irks NA committee". Dawn. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Christian MNA's bill seeking alcohol ban for non-Muslims 'corked'". Pakistan Today. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.


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