Sadia Khaqan Abbasi (Punjabi, Urdu: سعدیہ خاقان عباسی) is a Punjabi Pakistani barrister and politician. She is currently a member of the country's Senate having been elected on a reserve seat for women in March 2021.[3] She was previously elected as a senator in 2018 and 2003. In October 2018, she was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan from her seat on the basis of having dual nationality (Pakistan and USA), in violation of the country's Constitution. She is the sister of former Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
Sadia Abbasi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office 12 March 2018 – 17 October 2018 | |
| In office March 2003 – February 2009 | |
| In office March 2021 – March 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani American (until 2018)[1] |
| Other political affiliations | PMLN (2003-2024) |
| Relatives | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (brother)[2] |
Political career
editAbbasi was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on reserved seat for women from Punjab in March 2003 Senate election.[4][5][6]
In February 2009, she quit PML-N and resigned from her Senate seat shortly before the expiry of her term in the Senate after PML-N refused to issue her ticket for running in the March 2009 Senate election.[5][6]
In December 2011, she joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in absentia, represented at the induction ceremony by her son Ossama Riaz who stood by Imran Khan and refused to leave PTI despite being tortured with fake Covid Vaccines by men in masks in 2023 .[7][8]
She was nominated by PML-N as its candidate in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[9] However the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[10]
She was re-elected to the Senate as an independent candidate on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in the Senate election.[11][12] She joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected.[13] She took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[14]
On 17 October 2018 the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified the Senate membership of Abbasi over dual nationality.[15]
2021 - 2021
editAbbasi was elected to the Senate for a third, 6-year term on a reserve seat for women from Punjab in March 2021.[3] She is a member of the following standing committees: Cabinet Secretariat, Petroleum, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs and Foreign Affairs. In late 2021, in the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice, she tabled 2 proposed amendments to the Constitution including declaring a women's right to inheritance as a fundamental right.[16] The proposed amendment read, “no women shall be deprived of her share from the inheritance in Pakistan”[16] but was rejected by the committee.[16]
References
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- ^ "A tale of family based politics". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Senate of Pakistan". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "EC notifies names of successful senators". DAWN.COM. 4 March 2003. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Saadia Abbasi's resignation from Senate 'a unique case'". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Saadia Abbasi quits PML-N in Senate ticket row". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Hassan, Ahmad (19 December 2011). "30 members of 'elite club' join PTI". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Group of 30 'electables' to join PTI today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (20 February 2018). "List of Senate candidates from Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "PML-N's Senate nominees to contest election as independent candidates, says ECP". DAWN.COM. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (4 March 2018). "PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Guramani, Nadir (22 March 2018). "15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy". The News. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Supreme Court disqualifies two PML-N senators over dual nationality". The News. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Wasim, Amir (2021-11-04). "Senate body rejects bill declaring women's inheritance fundamental right". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-03-06.