Pakistani politician
Lal Chand
In office Prime Minister Imran Khan Shehbaz Sharif In office Constituency Reserved seat for minorities In office Constituency Reserved seat for minorities In office Constituency Reserved seat for minorities
Nationality Pakistani Political party PTI (2013-present)Other political PPP (2008-2013)
Lal Chand Malhi (Urdu : لال چند ملہی Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan , from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018.
Early life and education
He was born on 3 February 1973.[ 1]
He received his education from Umerkot and Hyderabad . He graduated from the University of Sindh .[ 1]
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a seat reserved for minorities as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2008 Pakistani general election .[ 2]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a seat reserved for minorities in the 2013 Pakistani general election .[ 3] [ 4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for minorities in 2018 Pakistani general election .[ 5]
On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed him as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for human rights.[ 6] Shri Krishna Mandir temple in Islamabad.[ 7] 2020 Karak temple attack ,[ 8] Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party attacked and burnt the temple.[ 9]
References
^ a b "Lal Chand Malhi" . National Assembly of Pakistan . Retrieved 11 August 2018 .^ "2008 election result" (PDF) . Election Commission of Pakistan the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018 .^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (29 May 2013). "Women, minority seats allotted" . Dawn Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017 . ^ Jalil, Xari (22 September 2014). "Is the NA apathetic towards minority issues?" . Dawn Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017 . ^ "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities" . Dawn . Retrieved 12 August 2018 .^ "15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries" . Pakistan Today . Retrieved 30 September 2018 .^ Abi-Habib, Maria (July 8, 2020). "Islamists Block Construction of First Hindu Temple in Islamabad" . The New York Times the original on July 8, 2020. ^ Ahmad, Imtiaz (31 December 2020). "Hindu temple in Pakistan vandalised, set on fire" . Hindustan Times . Retrieved 20 January 2021 . ^ "Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack" . Al Jazeera . Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
