Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi

Isar ul Haq Qasmi (who died in 1991) was a Pakistani Islamic cleric, preacher and a member of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan. He had been member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1990 and 1993 representing Jhang constituency.

Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi
Portrait of Isarul Haq
Chief, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
In office
1990–1991
Preceded byHaq Nawaz Jhangvi
Succeeded byZiaur Rahman Farooqi
Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1990–1991
Preceded bySayeda Abida Hussain
Succeeded byAzam Tariq
Personal
Born1964 (1964)
Samundri, Punjab, Pakistan
Died1991 (aged 26–27)
ReligionIslam

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.[1]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) in the 1990 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 62,486 and defeated Nawab Amanullah Khan Sial of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).[2]

He was martyred in 1991 during a by-election in Jhang.[3]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. MASK, created by. "NA-68 Jhang III Election Result 1990". www.electionpakistani.com.
  3. "In Death, as in Life - Newsline".


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