Tahira Asif

Tahira Asif (Urdu: طاہرہ آصف‎) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 until her assassination in June 2014.

Tahira Asif
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 19 June 2014
ConstituencyReserved seat for woman
Personal details
Born1961
Lahore, Pakistan
Died19 June 2014
Lahore, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyMuttahida Qaumi Movement

Early life

She was born in 1961 in Lahore, Pakistan.[1]

Political career

Asif was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a reserved seat for women from Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML (Q)) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[1]

She left PML (Q) to join Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in 2007 and resigned from her National Assembly seat.[1]

She ran for the seat of the National Assembly from NA-126 Lahore constituency in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful and secured only 517 votes.[1]

She again ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from NA-126 Lahore constituency in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful and secured only 422 votes.[1] However following the general election, she was indirectly elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM on a reserved seat for women from Sindh,[1] where she continued to serve till her death in June 2014.[2]

Death

She was assassinated on 18 June 2014 by two armed men (target killing), while she was traveling with her daughter and driver in Lahore.[3] She was admitted to Shaikh Zayed Hospital where she died on 19 June 2014.[4]

MQM announced three days of mourning.[5] National Assembly paid her tribute and demanded inquiry into her killing.[6] Altaf Hussain, leader of MQM said that her murder was a target killing from religious extremists as she had not been provided adequate security.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Slain Muttahida MNA Tahira Asif — a profile". DAWN.COM. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. "MQM MNA Tahira Asif passes away in Lahore hospital". DAWN.COM. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. "MQM MNA succumbs to injuries - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. "MQM lawmaker Tahira Asif passes away - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  5. "MQM announces 3-day mourning on killing of MNA Tahira Asif". Business Recorder. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  6. "National Assembly session: House mourns murder of MNA - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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