Sania Ashiq

Sania Ashiq Jabeen is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 23 February 2024.

Sania Ashiq
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1993-02-17) 17 February 1993
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPMLN (2018-present)

Early life and education

She was born on 15 February 1993 in Lahore.[1]

She has received a degree of Pharmacy-D (Doctor of Pharmacy) from the University of Punjab.[2]

Political career

Ashiq was a significant member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's social media team. However, she later resigned from the party and joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N), where she also oversaw the party's social media affairs.[3]

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.[4] At the age of 25, she became the youngest member of the Punjab Assembly to be elected in 2018 general election.[5][6]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2024 Pakistani general election.[7][8]

Fake video scam

In October 2021, Ashiq filed a complaint with the FIA cybercrime cell, alleging that unidentified individuals had launched a defamation campaign against her on TikTok. In November 2021, a man in Taxila was arrested by the FIA for allegedly sharing a fake video of Ashiq on social media.[9][10] The video allegedly depicting the former governor of Sindh Muhammad Zubair Umar engaging in sexual activities with an unidentified woman has circulated widely on the internet.[11]

References
  1. "Profile". pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. "In Pakistan, 25-year-old woman becomes country's youngest parliamentarian". english.alarabiya.net. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. "Tough toil for reserved seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. "25 year old Sania Ashiq becomes Pakistan's youngest lawmaker". The News. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. "PML-N's Sania Ashiq becomes youngest MPA of Punjab Assembly". Daily Times. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. "Punjab MPAs to take oath in first session today". DAWN.COM. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. Shafique, Amjad (22 February 2024). "ECP issues list of reserved seats for women, minorities in PA". Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. "FIA arrests suspect sharing MPA's fake video on social media". The Nation. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. "FIA takes action over sharing lady MPA's video on social media". 17 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. "PML-N's Muhammad Zubair on 'video leak scandal'". The Express Tribune. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.


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