Nishat Afza (1940-2016) was a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani provinces, Pakistani province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under ...

from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and education

She was born on 25 August 1940. She graduated from University of the Punjab, where she received a degree of Bachelor of Arts. She obtained a degree of Master of Arts from Government College Lahore.

Political career

She was elected to the

as a candidate for

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

on a reserved seat for women in the 2002 Pakistani general election.

References

1940 births 2016 deaths Punjab MPAs 2002–2007 21st-century Pakistani women politicians University of the Punjab alumni Government College University, Lahore alumni {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub