Tahira Asif
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Tahira Asif | |
|---|---|
| طاہرہ آصف | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 19 June 2014 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for woman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 |
| Died | 19 June 2014 (aged 52–53) |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Party | MQM (2007-2014) |
Tahira Asif (Urdu: طاہرہ آصف; 1961 – 19 June 2014) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 until her assassination.
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 the 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 the 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 the 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]