Sheikh Rashid Shafique is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from October 2018 till January 2023.

Political career

Shafique was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-60 (Rawalpindi-IV) in 2018 Pakistani by-elections held on 14 October 2018.

Sheikh Rashid Shafique

Controversies

Rashid Shafique was arrested from Islamabad airport as soon as his return for promoting the disrespect of Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif in Holy Place of Madina, nominating him as an open promoter for liberalism, when linked to blasphemy of Islam. He was also nominated in a case filed against PTI leaders in Faisalabad.

Sheikh Rashid Shafique

References

Living people

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs

Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023

Year of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Rawalpindi

Sheikh Rashid Shafique