Mohsin Dawar
Mohsin Dawar | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 13 August 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-48 (Tribal Area-IX) |
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| Born | Mir Jan Kot Darpakhel, Miramshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan[1] |
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Mohsin Javed Dawar (Template:Lang-ur, Pashto: محسن جاوېد داوړ) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018 and a leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement.
Political career
Dawar is associated with the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement.[2]
Dawar was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from NA-48 (Tribal Area-IX) in 2018 general election.[3] He received 16,526 votes and defeated Mufti Misbahudin of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[4]
Controversy
In April 2020 , Mohsin Dawar tried to downplay the seriousmess of the Corona Virus claiming in a village that Corona was "nothing" and only a "way of making money" , remarks which have raised serious concerns as those could easily misguide the people living in the tribal region.Dawar also criticized Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for establishing quarantine centres in educational institutions.[5][6]. He has also been criticized for making racist remarks against other ethnic groups of Pakistan . In a tweet he said that the policeman who arrested him was a “…a Punjabi with ugly face.”[7]
References
- ^ a b "Mr. Mohsin Dawar". National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "PTM denies expelling Mohsin Dawar, Ali Wazir for contesting elections". The Express Tribune. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "'Pawns of establishment' suffer election rout, army critics win polls". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "NA-10, NA-48 to have re-election over low turnout of women". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ https://dailytimes.com.pk/590337/war-on-coronavirus-and-ptms-anti-pakistan-agenda/
- ^ https://nation.com.pk/26-Mar-2020/ptm-s-dawar-lands-in-another-controversy
- ^ https://bolojawan.com/from-mohsin-dawar-to-usman-dar-heres-how-racist-we-pakistanis-are/
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