Rashida Riffat

Rashida Riffat MPA
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 May 2013
Constituency	Reserved seat for women
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan

Rashida Riffat (Urdu: راشدہ رفعت) is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since May 2013.

Education

Riffat has graduated in Journalism.[1]

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4]

In September 2013, she was appointed as parliamentary secretary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly without a department[5] until she was discharged in November 2013.[6]

In May 2016, she joined a resolution to establish a Women's Caucus in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[7][8] She also joined a resolution to declare 8 July as Charity Day in honour of Abdul Sattar Edhi.[9]

References

1. "I just voted for Rashada Riffat in The News Women Power 50, cast your vote and make your voices heard!". women.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. Shah, Waseem Ahmad (29 May 2013). "With 11 reserved seats: PTI builds up strength in KP Assembly". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
3. "PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
4. "PTI grabs 10 women special seats in KPK". Business Recorder. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
5. "Political inductions?: Parliamentary secretaries appointed to crush forward bloc - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
6. "Time for a trim: K-P govt relieves 22 parliamentary secretaries - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
7. "Joint Resolution No. 778 adopted by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" (PDF). www.pakp.gov.pk. 13 June 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
8. "KP Assembly - Establishment of the Women Caucus". www.pakp.gov.pk. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
9. "KP Assembly - To Declare 8th July as "Charity Day" in Pakistan after Mr. Abdul Sattar Edhi". www.pakp.gov.pk. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.