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NA-245 (Karachi East-IV)
NA-239 Karachi East-IV () is a newly-created a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the areas of Jamshed Quarters, Jamshed Quarters Subdivision, and Firozabad (Karachi), Firozabad Subdivision that were previously in the western portion of the old NA-252. Members of Parliament 2018-2023: NA-245 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. See also *NA-238 Karachi East-III *NA-240 Karachi South-I References National Assembly Constituencies of Pakistan, Karachi {{Sindh-constituency-stub ... [...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-238 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 ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Jamshed Town
Jamshed Town ( sd, جمشيد ٽائون , ur, ) lies in the central part of Karachi, Pakistan. To the northwest is Liaquatabad Town across the Lyari River, while to the east is Gulshan Town and to the southeast is Korangi Town across the Malir River. Jamshed is bordered by Karachi Cantonment and Clifton Cantonment to the west. The population of Jamshed Town was estimated to be about 730,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are Muslim. Urdu speaking constitute an overwhelming majority of the population. History Jamshed Town was named after Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta. In 1922, he was elected president of the Karachi Municipality, an office which he occupied till October, 1932. He was born in 1886 in Karachi and died on 8 August 1952. The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous third tier of government (administrative divisions) and raised the fourth tier (districts) to become the new third tier. The effect in Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituency NA-252
NA-252 (Karachi-XIV) ( ur, این اے-۲۵۲، کراچی-۱۴) was a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. After the 2018 delimitations, its area has been divided between NA-243 (Karachi East-II) and NA-244 (Karachi East-III), while NA-245 (Karachi East-IV) consists entirely of the western part of NA-252. Election 2013 General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Abdul Rasheed Godil of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 91,339 votes and became the member of National Assembly. Election 2008 General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Abdul Rasheed Godil of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 87,280 votes. Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Muhammad Hussain Mehanti of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal The Muttahida Majlis–e–Amal (MMA; Urdu: , "United Council of Action") is a political alliance consisting of conservative, Islamist, religious, and far-right parties of Pakistan. Naeem Siddiqui (the founder of Tehreek e Islami) proposed suc .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
