Uzma Kardar | |
---|---|
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
In office 15 August 2018 – 21 May 2022 | |
Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
Personal details | |
Born | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | 8 April 1956
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2023-present) |
Other political affiliations | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-2022) |
Uzma Kardar (Urdu: عظمیٰ کاردار; born 8 April 1956) is a Lahore based Pakistani politician & educationalist. She was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till May 2022.
Early life and education
She was born on 8 April 1956 in Lahore, Pakistan,[1] in an Arain Family. She has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1] from Kinnaird College Lahore.
Political career
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election. She is held defunct by Election Commission of Pakistan on May 20, 2022.[2] She was expelled from PTI for violation of party discipline https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/682473-pti-expels-mpa-uzma-kardar-from-party</ref> She has been ordered to resign from the provincial assembly after it was proven that is she is going to vote against party policy.[3] She got de-seated due to vote against party policy for Chief Minister of Punjab election on 16 April 2022. Uzma made an appeal with SC of Pakistan against her disqualification.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Profile". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ↑ "PTI orders MPA Uzma Kardar to resign, ends party membership". ARY NEWS. 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ↑ "ECP de-seats 25 dissident PTI MPs who voted for Hamza Shahbaz". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-21.