Nationality Pakistani Party Pakistan Muslim League Role Pakistani Politician | Name Tariq Cheema Religion Islam | |
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Political party Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | ||
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Chaudhry Tariq Bashir Cheema (Urdu: چوہدری طارق بشیر چیمہ) is a Pakistani politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League (Q).
Contents
- Panama case facts by mna plmq tariq bashir cheema in national assembly session
- Chaudhry tariq bashir cheema speech ch tariqbashir pmlq panamaleaks corruption jalsa
- Political career
- Family
- References
Chaudhry tariq bashir cheema speech ch tariqbashir pmlq panamaleaks corruption jalsa
Political career
Cheema began his political career as an activist for the student wing of Pakistan Peoples Party in 1980 at the University of the Punjab.
In 2004, DAWN reported that Cheema was a suspected member of Al-Zulfiqar which, according to the claim of the then Zia regime, was a terrorist organization formed by Murtaza and Shahnawaz Bhutto to avenge the execution of their late father. He was sent to Lahore Central Jail for being accused in various cases. He was released on the demand of militants involved in the 1981 Pakistan International Airlines hijacking as a trade-off to rescue the passengers of the plane. He later moved to Afghanistan.
DAWN also reported that Cheema later returned to Pakistan for a brief time but again left Pakistan as there were a number of cases against him on terrorism charges. Cheema remained outside Pakistan until 1989 and he returned when all the cases against him were withdrawn by the then government of the Pakistan Peoples Party. After his return, he took part in Bahawalpur politics on the platform of the Pakistan Peoples Party.
He first ran for the Provincial Assembly of Punjab in the 1990 general elections but was unsuccessful. He ran in the 1993 general elections for the Provincial Assembly of Punjab and was elected and later became Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food and Agriculture. He ran in the 1997 general elections for the seat of Provincial Assembly of Punjab but was unsuccessful.
In 2001, he became the District Nazim (District Mayor) of Bahawalpur after defeating the Abbasi Nawab family of Bahawalpur and was elected for a second straight time in 2005.
In 2003, he was removed from the post of divisional president of PPP on the orders of Benazir Bhutto after Cheema was found supporting the PML-Q candidate instead of PPP. In 2004, he left Pakistan Peoples Party to join Pakistan Muslim League (Q) due to the growing differences between him and the PPP.
He stood in the 2013 general elections for the National Assembly of Pakistan and was elected on thePakistan Muslim League (Q) platform from NA-187 (Bahawalpur). He became the chairperson of National Assembly's Standing Committee on Science and Technology.
In 2016, Punjab Police booked Cheema along with others on the charge of violating Section 144. In 2017, he was appointed as the Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).
Family
Cheema belongs to a political family from Bahawalpur. His is the elder brother of Tahir Bashir Cheema, who is an MNA from Bahawalnagar.