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Sobia Shahid

Sobia Shahid

Pakistani politician

Sobia Shahid (Urdu: ثوبیہ شاہد) is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from August 2018 to January 2023 and from May 2013 to May 2018.

Quick Facts Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Constituency ...

Education

She has a master's degree.[1]

Political career

Shahid was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3]

In 2015, Shahid was noted as the most active woman member in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.[4] In May 2016, she joined a resolution to establish a Women's Caucus in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[5]

Shahid was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.[1]

On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended the membership of Shahid as a member of the National Assembly.[6] This action followed a Supreme Court of Pakistan decision to suspend the verdict of the Peshawar High Court, which had denied the allocation of a reserved seat to the PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council bloc.[7]

Personal life

Shahid is married and as of 2005, has three children.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Shah, Waseem Ahmad (13 August 2018). "PTI secures 16 of 22 seats reserved for women MPAs". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Final count: ECP announces MPAs, MNAs on reserved seats - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. [3]
    Shah, Waseem Ahmad (29 May 2013). "With 11 reserved seats: PTI builds up strength in KP Assembly". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. [4]
    "In review : K-P Assembly passes 38 bills in second year - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. [5]
    "KP Assembly - Establishment of the Women Caucus". www.pakp.gov.pk. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Notification dated 13 May 2024" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. [7]
    Khan, Iftikhar A. (14 May 2024). "Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Sobia Shahid | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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