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Shazia Ashfaq Mattu

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Shazia Sohail Mir
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born
Shazia Sohail Mir
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Shazia Ashfaq Mattu (Urdu: شازیہ اشفاق مٹو) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

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Mattu was born in Gujranwala. She received her degree of MA in Urdu from University of the Punjab, Lahore.[1]

Political career

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She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from PP-95 (Gujranwala-V) constituency in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1]

She was indirectly elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on reserved seats for women from Punjab in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3]

On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended her membership as a member of the National Assembly.[4] This action followed a Supreme Court of Pakistan decision to suspend the verdict of the Peshawar High Court, which had denied the allocation of a reserved seat to the PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council bloc.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Notification dated 13 May 2024" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (14 May 2024). "Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 May 2024.