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Pakistani politician
Aliya Hamza Malik
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 17 January 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Political partyPTI (2018-peresent)

Aliya Hamza Malik (عالیہ حمزہ ملک) is a Pakistani politician and activist member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). She was a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 to 17 January 2023.

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2018 Pakistani general election.

On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed her as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Textile.

On 17 January 2023,, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Raja Pervez Ashraf, accepted Malik's resignation from the National Assembly. Subsequently, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) de-notified her as a member of the National Assembly.

She ran as an independent candidate supported by PTI in the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-118 Lahore-II, but was unsuccessful, receiving 100,984 votes. The seat was won by Hamza Shahbaz of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), who received 105,948 votes. In March 2024, she challenged Hamza's victory notification through an election petition.

Arrest

On 10 May 2023, she was arrested in connection with the 2023 Pakistani protests.

In March 2024, following her release from Kot Lakhpat Jail on bail related to the Shadman police station attack case, she was re-arrested in connection with a new case related to the protests.

On 7 August 2024, she was released from Gujranwala Central Jail.

References

  1. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. "15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. "In a surprise move, speaker accepts resignations of 35 PTI mNas". The Nation. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. "NA-118 election result". Samaa TV. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. "Victory of 41 returned candidates in Punjab challenged". DAWN.COM. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. "High-profile PTI politicians facing legal action since May 9 riots". DAWN.COM. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 March 2024). "Aliya and Sanam rearrested in new case". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. "PTI's Aliya Hamza walks free on bail after over one year". Geo News. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-08-07.


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