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Shahnaz Ansari

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Shahnaz Ansari
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
June 2013 – 15 February 2020
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born(1970-01-10)10 January 1970
Naushahro Feroze
Died15 February 2020(2020-02-15) (aged 50)
Naushahro Feroze District
Manner of deathAssassination
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Shahnaz Ansari (10 January 1970 – 15 February 2020) was a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from June 2013 until her assassination.

Early life and education

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She was born on 10 January 1970 in Naushahro Feroze.[1] She earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Shah Abdul Latif University.[1]

Political career

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She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a reserved seat for women in the 2013 Pakistani general election,[2][3] and re-elected in the 2018 general election.[4]

Death

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On 15 February 2020, while Ansari was in Dil Murad Khokhar village, Naushehro Feroze District, she was attacked and received six bullets to the chest. She was taken to the Peoples Medical College Hospital but died due to her injuries while on the way.[5][6]

Trial

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The gunman was identified as Waqar Khokhar who was sentenced to life imprisonment. The man was later murdered at a ceremony.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ "PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ "21 PPP members elected to PA reserved seats". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ^ "PPP bags most of the reserved seats in new Sindh Assembly". The News. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ^ Samoon, Hanif; Ali, Imtiaz (15 February 2020). "PPP MPA Shahnaz Ansari shot dead in Sindh's Naushero Feroze". Dawn. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ^ "PPP MPA Shahnaz Ansari gunned down in Sindh village". The News International. 16 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Shahnaz Ansari murder case man accused acquitted for 3 life imprisonment due to lack of evidence". Nawaiwaqt group. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2024.