President Mamnoon Hussain Name Tahira Asif Occupation Politician | Nationality Pakistani Full Name Tahira Asif Party Muttahida Qaumi Movement | |
Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Constituency Reserved Seat for Woman Political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement Role Former Member of Pakistani National Assembly Previous office Member of Pakistani National Assembly (2002–2014) | ||
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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.
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- Mqm belgium condemn killing of mna tahira asif
- Mian atiq bipper on mqm mna tahira asif shot and injured in lahore
- Early life
- Political career
- Death
- References
Mian atiq bipper on mqm mna tahira asif shot and injured in lahore
Early life
She was born in 1961 in Lahore, Pakistan.
Political career
Asif was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a reserved seat for women as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML (Q)) in Pakistani general election, 2002.
She left PML (Q) to join Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in 2007 and resigned from her National Assembly seat.
She ran for the seat of the National Assembly from NA-126 Lahore constituency in Pakistani general election, 2008 but was unsuccessful and secured only 517 votes.
She again ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from NA-126 Lahore constituency in Pakistani general election, 2013 but was unsuccessful and secured only 422 votes. 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, where she continued to serve till her death in June 2014.
Death
She was assassinated on 18 June 2014 by two armed men, while she was buying fruit from a stall in Lahore. She was admitted to Shaikh Zayed Hospital where she died on 19 June 2014.
MQM announced three days of mourning. National Assembly paid her tribute and demanded inquiry into her killing.Altaf Hussain, leader of MQM said that her murder was a target killing from religious extremists as she had not been provided adequate security.