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==Political career==
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She was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) on a reserved seat for women in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=The Newspaper's Staff |title=ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1426620/ecp-notifies-candidates-for-pa-reserved-seats |accessdate=13 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=13 August 2018}}</ref>
She was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) on a reserved seat for women in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=The Newspaper's Staff |title=ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1426620/ecp-notifies-candidates-for-pa-reserved-seats |accessdate=13 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=13 August 2018}}</ref>

On 13 May 2024, the [[Election Commission of Pakistan]] (ECP) suspended her membership as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification dated 13 May 2024 |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/storage/uploads/4YGUlQBsbV8JL4GCQqiYWeBEPvR9xqPrzOtOMYht.pdf |website=ecp.gov.pk |publisher=Election Commission of Pakistan |access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Iftikhar A. |title=Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1833376/ruling-coalition-loses-two-thirds-majority-in-na |access-date=14 May 2024 |work=DAWN.COM |date=14 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 11:45, 14 May 2024

Rahat Afza
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Rahat Afza is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.

Political career

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She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (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 her membership as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.[2] 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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Notification dated 13 May 2024" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (14 May 2024). "Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 May 2024.