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NA-238 Karachi East-IV
NA-238 Karachi East-IV () is a newly-created a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the areas of Jamshed Quarters Subdivision, and Firozabad Subdivision that were previously in the western portion of the old NA-252. Members of Parliament 2018-2023: NA-245 Karachi East-IV 2024-present: NA-238 Karachi East-IV Election 2018 General elections were held on 25 July 2018. By-election 2022 A by-election was held on 21 August 2022 due to the death of Aamir Liaquat Hussain, the former MNA from this seat. Election 2024 General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Sadiq Iftikhar won the election with 54,885 votes. See also * NA-237 Karachi East-III * NA-239 Karachi South-I Notes References Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Pakistan
The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upper house). The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The National Assembly is a democratically elected body consisting of a total of 342 members who are referred to as Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), of which 272 are directly elected members and 70 reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. A political party or a coalition must secure 172 seats to obtain and preserve a majority. Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system under universal adult suffrage, representing electoral districts known as National Assembly constituencies. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Pakistani General Election
General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim League led by Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistan Peoples Party led by Bilawal Bhutto. The PTI won the most seats in the National Assembly but fell short of a majority; the party subsequently formed a coalition government with several smaller parties. At the provincial level, the PTI remained the largest party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP); the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) retained its dominance in Sindh and the newly formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) emerged as the largest party in Balochistan. In Punjab, the result was a hung parliament with the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) winning the most seats. However, after several independents MPAs joined the PTI, the latter became the largest party and was able to form a government. Opinion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NA-237 Karachi East-III
NA-237 Karachi East-III () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Area The constituency primarily consists of Faisal Cantonment, Defence View, Kashmir Colony, Akhtar Colony, Manzoor Colony, Azam Basti, Chanesar Goth, Mehmoodabad, Baloch Colony, Dhoraji Colony, Ferozabad, Hill Park, Muhammad Ali Society, Naval Colony, Karsaz, KDA Scheme, Gulistan-e-Johar and Pehlwan Goth. Members of Parliament 2018-2023: NA-244 Karachi East-III Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Syeed Safwanullah of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 23,856 votes. Election 2008 General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Waseem Akhtar of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 83,537 votes. Election 2013 General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Syed Ali Raza Abidi of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 81,603 votes and became the member of National Assembly. Election 2018 General elections were held on 25 July 2018. See also *NA-236 Karachi East-II *NA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haleem Adil Sheikh
Haleem Adil Sheikh ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh since August 2018, and has served as leader of opposition of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh since January 2021. Sheikh served as the parliamentary leader of PTI in Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to January 2021, and was the president of PTI for Sindh from 21 July 2019 to 25 December 2021. Political career Sheikh was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from constituency PS-99 (Karachi East-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election. In January 2021, he was appointed as leader of opposition of Sindh Assembly. Sheikh was arrested 25 Aug 2022 by the Anti-Encroachment Force (AEF) sindh in connection with a land-grabbing case. The AEF produced him in the court of Malir’s judicial magistrate today. He was released from jail on 9 September 2022 after a court accepted his bail plea. External Link * More Read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Hafeezuddin
Syed Hafeezuddin is a Pakistani politician from Karachi who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from 2013 to 2018. Political career Formerly the chief organizer for Pakistan Muslim League (N)'s Karachi division, he announced to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on 14 February 2012. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PS-93 (Karachi-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election. Representing PTI, he also served as its provincial secretary general for Sindh. He left PTI and joined Pak Sarzameen Party in April 2016. He ran for the seat in Sindh Provincial Assembly as a candidate of PSP from Constituency PS-114 (Karachi West-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagheer Ahmad
Sagheer Ahmad is a former Pakistani politician. He was a member of Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP). Early life Sagheer Ahmad was born on 23 November 1972 in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his MBBS from DUHS (Dow University of Health Sciences) and postgraduate education in Biochemistry. Political career Muttahida Qaumi Movement Sagheer had interest in politics from a young age. He was a part of MQM's organization APMSO. Provincial Assembly of Sindh In 2005, Sagheer Ahmad was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. He contested for the vacated seat of Provincial Environment Ministry and served at this post until 2007. Sagheer has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh for three times. His 2nd tenure in Provincial Assembly started in 2008 and continued till 2013. He returned to Provincial Assembly in 2013 by winning Constituency PS-117 by securing forty three thousand votes. Health Minister of Sindh In 2008 he was designated 'Provincial Health-Minister' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farooq Sattar
Muhammad Farooq Sattar (; born 9 April 1949) is a Pakistani politician who is the founder & former leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, who split it from MQM founder and leader Altaf Hussain, he announced separate faction after released from custody by the Pakistan Rangers, a paramilitary organization. Born in Karachi, Sattar was educated at the BVS parsi high school and completed his medical degree From Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi. Sattar began his dalall career in 1987 as the Dala of Karachi. In 1993, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh and had been a member of the provincial and federal cabinet, in various positions, since 1997. He served as the provincial Minister in Sindh government from 1997 to 1999 and as the Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis from 2008 to 2013. He had been the deputy convener of the MQM as well its parliamentary leader in the National Assembly of Pakistan. He had been a member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Pakistani General Election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the 16th National Assembly. The detailed schedule was announced by Election Commission of Pakistan on 15 December 2023. The two major parties are Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N), led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), led by former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the largest party in the previous elections, is fielding its candidates as Independents after a controversial Supreme Court ruling stripped them of their electoral symbol in the run-up to the elections. Background 2018 elections General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday 25 July 2018 after the completion of a five-year term by the outgoing government. At the national level, elections were held in 272 constituencies, each electing one member to the National Assembly. At the provincial level, elections were held in each of the four prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmood Moulvi
Mahmood Baqi Moulvi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly from February 2023 till August 2023, elected from NA-245 (Karachi East-IV). He was also a Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Maritime Affairs. Political career 2018 Moulvi ran to be a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-255 (Karachi Central-III), but was unsuccessful. He was defeated by Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, the Convenor of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan. Note: MQM-P ''is considered heir apparent to'' MQM On 26 May 2021, Imran Khan appointed him as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Maritime Affairs. He remained in this office until 10 April 2022. Moulvi was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-245 (Karachi East-IV) as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in a by-election held on 21 August 2022. He was notified by the Election Commission of Pakistan on 2 September 2022, and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the three major Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML–N) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), and it is the largest party in terms of representation in the National Assembly of Pakistan since the 2018 general election. With over 10 million members in Pakistan and abroad, it claims to be the country's largest political party by primary membership as well as one of the largest political parties in the world. Despite Khan's popular persona in Pakistan, the PTI had limited initial success: it failed to win, as a collective, a single seat in the 1997 general election and the 2002 general election; only Khan himself was able to win a seat. Throughout the 2000s, the PTI remained in opposition to the presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aamir Liaquat Hussain
Aamir Liaquat Hussain ( ur, ; 5 July 1971 – 9 June 2022) was a Pakistani politician, columnist and television host. Hussain was a top ranking TV anchor and was listed three times in The 500 influential Muslims worldwide, and was among 100 popular personalities of Pakistan. He was criticized on media numerous times due to his controversial comments about superstars. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 to June 2022. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and served as the Minister of State for Religious Affairs from 2004 to 2007 in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. He died on 9 June 2022 in his room at his residence due to suffocation, as per police his house was full of smoke due to a generator. Early life and education Hussain was born on 5 July 1971 in Karachi to politician Sheikh Liaquat Hussain and columnist Mahmooda Sultana. Educational qualifications In an interview, Hussain sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamshed Quarters
Jamshed Quarters ( ur, ) is a residential neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It is administered as part of Jamshed Town, which was disbanded in 2011 but later restored in early 2022. Demography There are several ethnic groups in Jamshed Quarters including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Khutchi, Ismailis and Christians. The former ethnic groups were Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Parsis and Jews. Jamshed Quarters has a big Imam Bargah and the Masjid Jamia Binoria. History Jamshed Quarters was developed by Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta (7 January 1886 – 1 August 1952) was a Pakistani politician. He was the first elected Mayor of Karachi from 1933 to 1934, and is still remembered as the "Maker of Modern Karachi" (Baba-e-Karachi). He was also a nota ... in 1922 and was named after him. In the same year 1922, he was elected president of the Karachi Municipality, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
