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Waseemuddin Qureshi

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Waseemuddin Qureshi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-123 Karachi Central-I
In office
29 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1967-06-11) 11 June 1967 (age 57)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPPP (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
MQM-P (2018-2023)
MQM-L (2011-2013)

Waseemuddin Qureshi is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from August 2018 to August 2023 and from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

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He was born on 11 June 1967 in Karachi.[1]

He has a degree of Bachelor of Laws from Sindh Muslim Law College.[1]

Political career

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He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Mutahida Quami Movement (MQM) from Constituency PS-98 Karachi-X in the 2013 Sindh provincial election.[2][3] He received 86,049 votes and defeated Shahid, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[citation needed]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) from PS-123 (Karachi Central-I) in the 2018 Sindh provincial election.[4] He received 28,161 votes and defeated Faisal Muslim, a candidate of the PTI.[citation needed]

On 21 November 2023, he left the MQM-P and joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "2013 Sindh Assembly election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ Newspaper, the (14 May 2013). "Sindh Assembly seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Ex-MQM lawmakers Muzammil Qureshi, Wasim Qureshi pledge allegiance to PPP as party eyes more desertions". DAWN.COM. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.