Fauzia Kasuri
| Fauzia Kasuri فوزیہ قصوری | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1952[1][2] Karachi, Pakistan |
| Spouse(s) | Danial Kasuri [3] |
| Residence | Islamabad, Pakistan [1][2] |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina St. Joseph's College[4] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Islam |
Fauzia Kasuri (Urdu: فوزیہ قصوری, born 8 September 1952) is a Pakistani politician and is one of the central figures of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Career
Kasuri worked with Imran Khan to help raise money for the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre.[3] On 26 July 2011, she helped launch a women's wing of PTI in the United States.[5] She currently lives in Islamabad.
Kasuri presided over the women's wing of PTI until 20 March 2013. She was disqualified from PTI elections for having dual nationality of Pakistan and the United States.[6][7][8] In a bid to gain a seat in the National Assembly, she renounced her U.S. citizenship on 22 March 2013.[9][10]
Resignation from PTI
She had voiced several complains against her party regarding her rank on priority list of reserved seats for women, in which her rank was below Dr. Shireen Mazari, Munaza Hassan and Ayla Malik, when PTI only won 10 seats from Punjab only the top two went to the parliament on reserved seats causing Kasuri to lash out on PTI leadership she soon announced that she will leave PTI but will not join PML-N another political party. Subsequently she left PTI and she was asked to join PML-N on the request of Mrs.Nawaz (Kalsoom Nawaz). She was criticized by many among PTI for making a fuss all in the name of a national assembly seat. Her claim of being a founding member of the party turned out to be false as the party released a press release which did not name her as a founding member. Imran Khan said in a statement on Twitter that the reserved seats had been awarded on merit.
Rejoin in PTI
She rejoined Party after meeting with Imran Khan.[11]
Personal life and education
Kasuri holds a bachelor of arts from Karachi University, master of business administration from the University of North Carolina and a master of international affairs from Punjab University. Her husband Danial Kasuri is the Executive Director/Regional Head for Middle East for Beaconhouse School System and is the younger brother of former Foreign Minister and Senior PTI Member Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fauzia Kasuri Pakistan Leaders Online Accessed may 9, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fauzia Kasuri Pakistan Herald. Accessed May 9, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Daily Times. Tipper, Gore donate to Imran’s hospital "The event at $150 a plate was organised by Mrs Fauzia Kasuri, wife of Danial Kasuri, executive director of the Beaconhouse School system in Pakistan" May 17, 2004. Accessed May 9, 2012
- ↑ Fauzia Kasuri on OnePakistan.com Accessed May 9, 2012
- ↑ Chaudhry, Hussnain "Fauzia Kasuri Launches The First Women Wing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf In North America" TRCB News. July 30, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/03/21/city/lahore/fauzia-kasuri-disqualified-from-pti-elections-2/
- ↑ http://www.thenewstribe.com/2013/03/21/fauzia-kasuri-eliminated-from-pti-intra-party-polls-over-dual-nationality-of-us/
- ↑ Gishkori, Zahid. "PM contempt: PTI to launch Mashaal Tsunami" The Express Tribune. "PTI Women Wing President Fauzia Kasuri and party leader Sardar Azhar Tariq will lead the rally." May 5, 2012 Accessed May 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Fauzia Kasuri (PTI) will surrender her US citizenship to contest general Elections". Awaz Today. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ↑ Qadeer, Yasir (2013-03-22). "Fauzia Kasuri surrenders her US Nationality for Pakistan". Tehreek-e-Insaf. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ↑ "Fauzia Kasuri rejoins PTI". DAWN. 2013-07-08.