Lal Chand

Lal Chand Malhi (Urdu: لال چند ملہی‎) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018.

For the Indian long-distance runner, see Lal Chand (athlete).
Lal Chand
Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Human Rights
Assumed office
27 September 2018
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for minorities
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for minorities
In office
17 March 2008 – 16 March 2013
ConstituencyReserved seat for minorities
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Early life and education

He was born on 3 February 1973.[1]

He received his education from Umerkot and Hyderabad. He graduated from the University of Sindh.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a seat reserved for minorities as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a seat reserved for minorities in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for minorities in 2018 Pakistani general election.[5]

On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed him as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for human rights.[6] He has spoken in support of the Shri Krishna Mandir temple in Islamabad.[7] He condemned the 2020 Karak temple attack,[8]where a mob of 1,500 local muslims led by a local Islamic cleric and the supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party attacked and burnt the temple.[9]

References
  1. "Profile". na.gov.pk. National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. "Is the NA apathetic towards minority issues?". DAWN.COM. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. "15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. Abi-Habib, Maria (July 8, 2020). "Islamists Block Construction of First Hindu Temple in Islamabad". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. “When we broke ground, the prime minister told us in a meeting that he was quite happy that the temple would give a good image of Pakistan to the outside world,” said Lal Chand Mahli, a Hindu parliamentarian and member of the governing party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. “A Hindu temple in the capital,” he added, “was going to show the world that Pakistan is a place for all religions.”
  8. Imtiaz Ahmad (31 December 2020). "Hindu temple in Pakistan vandalised, set on fire". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  9. "Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack". Aljazeera. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.


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