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Asad Qasim

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Asad Qasim
اسد قاسم
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
8 March 2025
Preceded byQasim Roonjho
ConstituencyGeneral seat from Balochistan, Pakistan
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPTI (2025-present)
Other political
affiliations
IND (2025)
Parent
OccupationPolitician

Asad Qasim (Urdu: اسد قاسم) is a Pakistani politician from Balochistan who has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2025.[1][2]

Political career

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Qasim was elected unopposed to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate in a by-election on 6 March 2025 to replace Qasim Roonjho, his father. Roonjho had resigned on 22 October 2024 after voting in favour of the 26th amendment, defecting from the position of his party, Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (BNP-M).[3][1] He took oath on 8 March 2025.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Asad Qasim elected senator from Balochistan". Business Recorder. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Asad Qasim". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Asad Qasim elected as Senator from Balochistan unopposed: ECP". 24 News. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Chairman Senate, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Administering Oath to Newly Elected Senator Asad Qasim during Senate Session at Parliament House, Islamabad". Senate of Pakistan. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.