Sheikh Rashid Shafique is a
Pakistani politician who has been a member of the
National Assembly of Pakistan since October 2018.
Political career
Shafique was elected to the
National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency
NA-60 (Rawalpindi-IV) in
2018 Pakistani by-elections
By-elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan on 14 October 2018 and 21 October 2018. These elections will be held on twelve constituencies for the National Assembly of Pakistan and twenty-seven constituencies belonging to four provincial as ...
held on 14 October 2018.
Controversy
Rashid Shafique was arrested from Islamabad airport as soon as his return for promoting the disrespect of
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Pa ...
,
Shehbaz Sharif
Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...
in Holy Place of
Madina
Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the second-holiest city in Islam, and the capital of the ...
, nominating him as an open promoter for liberalism, when linked to
blasphemy of
Islam. He was also nominated in a case filed against PTI leaders in Faisalabad.
More Reading
*Sheikh Rashif Shafiq - National Assembly Profile
References
Living people
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs
Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023
Year of birth missing (living people)
{{Political families of Pakistan