Nagina Khan

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Nagina Khan
MPA
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
29 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
NationalityPakistani

Nagina Khan (Urdu: نگینہ خان) is a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the 10th Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Education[edit]

Khan has a Master of Arts degree.[1]

Political career[edit]

Khan was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3] During her tenure as Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, she served as the Parliamentary Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly for Law and Parliamentary Affairs.[1]

In May 2016, Khan joined a resolution to establish a Women's Caucus in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[4] In March 2018, she was accused of horse-trading in the 2018 Senate election. Following which Imran Khan announced to expel her from the PTI and issued her a show cause notice to explain her position.[5] In April 2018, she quit PTI and joined Pakistan Peoples Party.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Profile". www.pakp.gov.pk. KP Assembly. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ Shah, Waseem Ahmad (29 May 2013). "With 11 reserved seats: PTI builds up strength in KP Assembly". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ "PTI wins 10, JUI-F, PML-N 3 seats each in KP PA". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Establishment of the Women Caucus". www.pakp.gov.pk. KP Assembly. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. ^ "PTI chairman names and shames party members who 'sold votes' in Senate polls". The Dawn. April 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "Three PTI lawmakers join PPP ranks in K-P as defections continue - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.