Naima Kanwal

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Naima Kanwal 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 People's Party (PPP). [1]

On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended the membership of Kanwal as a member of the National Assembly. [2] 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. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Names of KP women on reserved seats in NA notified". Daily Times. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Notification dated 13 May 2024" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Khan, Iftikhar A. (14 May 2024). "Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 May 2024.


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