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Shaukat Mahmood Basra (Urdu: شوکت محمود بسرا; born 1 March 1966) is a Pakistani lawyer and politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to 2013.

Early life and education

Shaukat Mahmood Basra was born on 1 March 1966 in Bahawalpur, Pakistan to Nabi Ahmad Basra.

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Karachi and is a qualified advocate. Basra hails from the town of Haroonabad in the Bahawalnagar District of Punjab.

Political career

Pakistan Peoples Party

Basra began his career in politics as a tehsil president in 1996, as a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He contested in the 2008 Punjab provincial election from constituency PP-283 (Bahawalnagar-VII) on behalf of the parliamentarians wing of the PPP. He received 43,279 votes and defeated Chaudhry Ghulam Murtaza of the PML-Q, thus becoming an elected member of the 15th provincial assembly and taking oath on 9 April 2008. He remained in office until 2013. During his tenure, Basra served as a Parliamentary Secretary from January 2009 to February 2011 and was also a member of the Special Committee for Finance.

In the 2013 Punjab provincial election, Basra contested once again from the same constituency on a PPP ticket. He received 11,525 votes and lost to Chaudhry Ghulam Murtaza contesting on behalf of the PML-Z this time, placing third in the poll behind runner-up Ashraf-ul-Islam of the PML-N.

In the 2018 general election, Basra contested for a seat in the National Assembly from constituency NA-169 Bahawalnagar-IV as an independent candidate. He received 52,068 votes and lost to Noorul Hassan Tanvir of the PML-N, placing third behind runner-up Ijaz-ul-Haq of the PML-Z.

During his time with the PPP, Basra worked as the information secretary for the PPP's South Punjab chapter.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

In December 2018, Basra parted ways with the PPP and announced that he had joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Personal life

Family

Basra is married and has one child.

His cousin, Col (Retd) Naveed Iqbal Sajid, was also a member of the Punjab provincial assembly.

Attack by gunfire

In February 2017, Basra was the victim of gunfire en route to a political rally in Haroonabad in which his personal assistant was killed, while Basra himself suffered serious injuries. The attack occurred when a heated conflict broke out between rival members of the PPP and PML-Z.

References

1. ^ "Shaukat Mahmood Basra". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
2. "2008 election result" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. p. 231. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
3. "2013 election result" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. p. 312. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
4. "2018 election result" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. p. 41. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
5. "Former PPP leader from south Punjab Shaukat Basra joins PTI". The Express Tribune. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
6. Chaudhry, Fahad (13 December 2018). "PPP's Shaukat Basra jumps ship, joins PTI". Dawn. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
7. Sial, Zaheer Abbas (6 February 2017). "PPP leader Shaukat Basra injured, PA killed in Bahawalnagar gunfight". Dawn. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
8. "PPP leader Shaukat Basra injured, assistant killed in Bahawalnagar gunfight". The Express Tribune. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

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