Huma Akhtar Chughtai

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Huma Akhtar Chughtai is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 2024.

Political career

In the 2024 Pakistani general election, she secured a seat in the National Assembly of Pakistan through a reserved quota for women as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). [1] [2]

On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended her membership as a member of the National Assembly. [3] This action followed a Supreme Court of Pakistan decision to suspend the verdict of the Peshawar High Court, which had denied the allocation of a reserved seat to the PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council bloc. [4]

References

  1. "PMLN's 12 more MNAs sworn in amid protest". www.thenews.com.pk. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. Correspondent, Our (11 March 2024). "PML-N bags 9 more NA reserved women seats". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 9 May 2024.{{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. "Notification dated 13 May 2024" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. Khan, Iftikhar A. (14 May 2024). "Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 May 2024.