| 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 (1964) Samundri, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 1991 (aged 26–27) |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi (Urdu: ایثار الحق قاسمی; died 1991) was a Pakistani Islamic cleric, preacher and a member of Sipah-e-Sahaba. He had been member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1990 and 1993 representing Jhang constituency.
Early life and education
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 went for 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.
His family was Punjabi Rajput.
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) in the 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 62,486 and defeated Nawab Amanullah Khan Sial of the Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).
Assassination
He was killed in 1991 during a by-election in Jhang.
See also
References
- 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.
- Alam, Iftikhar (22 May 2022). "A developing scenario for banned SSP politics in Jhang". Minute Mirror. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024.
- ^ MASK, created by. "NA-68 Jhang III Election Result 1990". www.electionpakistani.com.
- "In Death, as in Life - Newsline".
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