Musarrat Shaheen

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Musarrat Shaheen is a Pakistani actress-turned-politician from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [1] She was a noted actress in Pashto cinema. [2] She is the chairwoman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Masawat. [3]

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Career

She worked in at least 400 Pashto films. She has also worked in numerous Urdu films, dramas and other projects. Her famous films include Haseena Atom Bomb , Aawara and Dhamki. [4]

In 2000, Musarrat formed her own political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Masawat (PTM). Although she has not achieved any success in politics, but she contests against Fazal-ur-Rehman in every election. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Musarrat Shaheen may join hands with Imran Khan". DAWN.COM. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. Shinwari, Sher Alam (10 November 2013). "Pashto cinema: Phoenix rising?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. "اداکارہ مسرت شاہین کی پی ٹی آئی میں شمولیت کی خواہش". Express News . 18 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 Suhindero, Sagar (2 May 2013). "وہ پاکستانی سیاستدان جو اداکاری بھی کر چکے". Dawn News (in Urdu). Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. "No holds barred: Musarrat takes a swipe at the maulana". The Express Tribune. 26 October 2022.