PAKISTAN POLITICS-A FAMILY AFFAIR!
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain , two sons of late Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi, have been elected to the National Assembly from two Gujrat constituencies. Their niece, Eman Naseem, daughter of Maj Tahir Sadiq (retired), Nazim of Attock District, has also won elections on general seats from NA-59.Tanzeela Aamir Cheema, who has been elected to the N. Assembly on women reserved seat, is daughter of Chaudhry Tajammal Hussain, first cousin of Chaudhry Shujaat. She is also daughter-in- law of Chaudhry Anwar Ali Cheema, another member of National Assembly from Sargodha (NA- 67) and wife of Anwar Sultan Cheema, who has also been elected member of Punjab Assembly. Chaudhry Shufaat Hussain, younger brother of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, was Nazim of Gujrat District and his cousin, Chaudhry Pervaz Elahi, has become chief minister of Punjab.
Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari, former president of Pakistan. and his son Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari were elected from NA-172 and NA-173, and Sardar Farooq's first cousin, Sardar Mohammad Jaffar Khan Leghari, won elections from NA-174 under the banner of the National Alliance. Meena Ehsan Leghari, wife of Sardar Jaffar, and Ayla Malik, niece of Sardar Farooq Leghari, have been accommodated on women reserved seats. Whereas, Sumaira Malik, sister of Ayla Malik, has won elections from NA-69 from the platform of National alliance. The wife of Farooq Leghari belongs to the family of Aftab Ahmad Sherpao, who is also a member of National Assembly and federal minister for water and power. Sikandar Sherpao, son of Aftab Ahmad Sherpao, is member of the NWFP assembly.
Gohar Ayub, son of late Gen Ayub Khan and former speaker of National Assembly, who was out of the elections contest due to educational qualification condition, helped his wife Zeb Gohar and son Omar Ayub Khan win National Assembly seats.It may be mentioned here that Gohar Ayub, said to have passed his graduation recently, is likely to get a ticket for the upcoming senate's election.
Col Ghulam Serwar Cheema (retired), another central leader of the PML-Q and an aspirant for Senate's ticket, had his daughter, Dr Saira Tariq, elected to the National Assembly on women reserved seats.
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief and general secretary of MMA, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, also a winner of two National Assembly seats, has three sisters-in-law elected to national and provincial assemblies. Shahida Akhtar Ali and Nayyer Sultana are members of the National Assembly, and Rehana Ismail is member of NWFP assembly on women reserved seats.
Mohammad Azeem Chaudhry, organizing secretary of the PLM-Q, is contesting senate elections, had his wife, Asiya Azeem, elected to the National Assembly on the reserved seats for women.
Rahila Yahya, member of National Assembly on women reserved seats, is wife of Yahya Munnawar, political secretary to Prime Minister Jamali.
Makhdoom Mohammad Javaid Hashmi, acting president of the PML-N, who won the election to the National Assembly from NA-123, also had his wife,Maimona Hashmi, elected as member of the parliament on women reserved seats.
Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami, who had also won on two National Assembly seats from the platform of Muttahida Majlis-i-Ammal, got his daughter, Samia Raheel Qazi, elected on women reserved seats as member of National Assembly.
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Samia Raheel Qazi is Qazi Hussain Ahmed's saughter, not wife
1/04/2006 10:24:00 PMSorry, 'daughter'
1/04/2006 10:25:00 PMآپ بھی اپنا تبصرہ تحریر کریں
اہم اطلاع :- غیر متعلق,غیر اخلاقی اور ذاتیات پر مبنی تبصرہ سے پرہیز کیجئے, مصنف ایسا تبصرہ حذف کرنے کا حق رکھتا ہے نیز مصنف کا مبصر کی رائے سے متفق ہونا ضروری نہیں۔اگر آپ کے کمپوٹر میں اردو کی بورڈ انسٹال نہیں ہے تو اردو میں تبصرہ کرنے کے لیے ذیل کے اردو ایڈیٹر میں تبصرہ لکھ کر اسے تبصروں کے خانے میں کاپی پیسٹ کرکے شائع کردیں۔