Sania Ashiq Jabeen is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 23 February 2024.
Sania Ashiq | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1993 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PMLN (2018-present) |
Early life and education edit
She was born on 15 February 1993 in Lahore.[1]
She has received a degree of Pharmacy-D (Doctor of Pharmacy) from the University of Punjab.[2]
Political career edit
Ashiq was a significant member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's social media team. However, she later resigned from the party and joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N), where she also oversaw the party's social media affairs.[3]
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.[4] At the age of 25, she became the youngest member of the Punjab Assembly to be elected in 2018 general election.[5][6]
She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2024 Pakistani general election.[7][8]
Fake video scam edit
In October 2021, Ashiq filed a complaint with the FIA cybercrime cell, alleging that unidentified individuals had launched a defamation campaign against her on TikTok. In November 2021, a man in Taxila was arrested by the FIA for allegedly sharing a fake video of Ashiq on social media.[9][10] The video allegedly depicting the former governor of Sindh Muhammad Zubair Umar engaging in sexual activities with an unidentified woman has circulated widely on the internet.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Profile". pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "In Pakistan, 25-year-old woman becomes country's youngest parliamentarian". english.alarabiya.net. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Tough toil for reserved seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "25 year old Sania Ashiq becomes Pakistan's youngest lawmaker". The News. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "PML-N's Sania Ashiq becomes youngest MPA of Punjab Assembly". Daily Times. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Punjab MPAs to take oath in first session today". DAWN.COM. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Shafique, Amjad (22 February 2024). "ECP issues list of reserved seats for women, minorities in PA". Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "FIA arrests suspect sharing MPA's fake video on social media". The Nation. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "FIA takes action over sharing lady MPA's video on social media". 17 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "PML-N's Muhammad Zubair on 'video leak scandal'". The Express Tribune. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
 | This article about a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |