Aliya Hamza Malik

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.[1]

On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed her as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Textile.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] In March 2024, she challenged Hamza's victory notification through an election petition.[5]

Arrest

On 10 May 2023, she was arrested in connection with the 2023 Pakistani protests.[6]

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.[7]

On 7 August 2024, she was released from Gujranwala Central Jail.[8]

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.