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Shaheen Ashfaq

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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 (age 75)
Gujranwala
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

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.

Early life and education

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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.