Isar ul-Haq Qasmi
Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the Sipah-e-Sahaba | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Haq Nawaz Jhangvi |
| Succeeded by | Zia ur Rehman Farooqi |
| Member of National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Sayeda Abida Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Azam Tariq |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1964 |
| Died | 1991 (aged 26–27) |
| Cause of death | Assassination by Gunshots |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi (Urdu: ایثار الحق قاسمی; died 1991) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and Religio-political figure, who was a member of Sipah-e-Sahaba and had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1990 and 1993 representing the Jhang constituency.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Qasmi was born in 1964 to a family which migrated from Ambala and settled in Samundri, Punjab, at the Partition, with a father who worked in the Middle East for years (like many SSP members). He was educated in three madrasas in Lahore, and at first pursued a business career but then decided to become khatib (preacher) in an Okara mosque from 1985 onward, where he also established a madrasa, and he would soon gain a reputation for his clashes with the local police, before moving to Jhang at the request of Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, to preach in one of the market-towns of the district.[1]
His family was Punjabi Rajput.[2]
Political career
[edit | edit source]He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) in the 1990 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 62,486 votes and defeated Nawab Amanullah Khan Sial of the Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).[3]
Assassination
[edit | edit source]He was killed in 1991 by suspected Shia militants during a by-election in Jhang.[4]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. "Sectarianism in Pakistan: The Radicalization of Shi'i and Sunni Identities." Modern Asian Studies, vol. 32, no. 3, 1998, pp. 710-711.
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