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Pervaiz Rashid
Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage
In office
7 June 2013 – 29 October 2016
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Preceded byQamar Zaman Kaira
Succeeded byMaryam Aurangzeb,
Minister of State
Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights
In office
27 November 2013 – March 2016
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Succeeded byZahid Hamid
Chairman of the Pakistan Television Corporation
In office
27 February 1997 – 12 October 1999
Preceded byShahid Nadeem
Succeeded byMajor-General Rashid Qureshi,
ISPR
Personal details
NationalityPakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
(1997–Present)
Alma materGordon College
BA

Pervaiz Rashid (Urdu: پرويز رشيد) is a Pakistani politician, and the former Federal Minister of Information, Broadcasting, and National Heritage and Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights in the Third Sharif ministry.[1][2] A member of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Rashid has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since 2009[3] and previously served as the Chairman of the Pakistan Television Corporation from 1997 to 1999 during the Sharif’s government in 1997.[4]

Political career

Rashid started his political career as a student leader from Pakistan Peoples Party student wing, PSF, from Gordon College Rawalpindi.[5]

Later he joined PML-N and was elected member of the Senate in 1997 on PML-N party ticket. He was made Chairman Pakistan Television Corporation in 1997. He was arrested by the army after the 1999 Musharraf takeover and jailed.[5]

He was sworn in as Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting in June 2013.[6][7] In November 2013, he was given the additional charge of Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights.[8]

He was re-elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of PML (N) in Pakistani Senate election, 2015.[9][10][11]

He was made to resign in October 2016 from his position as Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage following the report which alleged his involvement in leaking contents of a high-profile security meeting.[2]

References

  1. ^ Dawn.com, Agencies (27 November 2013). "Khawaja Asif given additional charge of defence ministry". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed asked to step down amid Dawn story probe". Dawn. 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Profile". www.senate.gov.pk. Senate of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Masood, Salman (7 June 2013). "U.S. Drone Strike Kills at Least 7 in Pakistan as New Prime Minister Announces Cabinet". New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b "INTERVIEW: Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid". Pakistan Today. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Oath as Information Minister". tribune pk. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Sworn In as Minister". Dawn. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Khawaja Asif gets Defence; Rashid given Law and Justice". Business Recorder. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "46 Senators-elect take oath – Samaa TV". www.samaa.tv. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Senate Election: Unofficial Results". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Senate Elections 2015: PML-N, PPP almost get equal representation in upper house | Pakistan | Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Pakistan Television Corporation
1997–1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage
2013–2016
Succeeded by
Maryam Aurangzeb
Minister of State