Arsalan Taj Hussain Explained

Arsalan Taj Hussain, also known as Arsalan Taj Ghumman, is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023.^[2]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PS-102 (Karachi East-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.^[3]

In March 2023, Arsalan Taj was picked up by policemen from his residence.^[4] He was later produced in the court after 24 hours. He was booked in couple of FIRs as claimed by the Sindh Government.^[5] He was sent on physical remand as requested by the Sindh Police in the court. ^[6] Chairman PTI and Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Imran Khan also criticised the arrest of Arsalan Taj in a tweet. ^[7] Arsalan Taj was granted bail by the ATC court on 22 March 2023. ^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Connecting the Youth: Young Pakistanis Flock to Imran Khan.
2. Web site: PTI MPA Arsalan Taj developed a map of sealed areas of #NA243. 2020-04-12. Europe Middle East Africa Tribune, Breaking News, World News. en-US. 2020-04-12.
3. Web site: Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details . www.thenews.com.pk . The News . 29 July 2018 . en.
4. Web site: 12 March 2023 . PTI MPA Arsalan Taj rounded up . The Express Tribune.
5. Web site: 12 March 2023 . Karachi police reveal genre of case against PTI MPA Arsalan Taj . ARY NEWS.
6. Web site: Court sends PTI MPA on physical remand in DC office attack case. 13 March 2023. The Nation.
7. Web site: Imran Khan . 2023-03-12 . Demand immediate release of PTI MPA & Secretary General Karachi Arsalan Taj Ghuman, who was abducted in early hours of this morning. All he did was mention Dirty Harry in his speech yesterday. Complete dismantling of our democracy & unravelling of Rule of Law. Fascism. . Twitter.
8. Web site: 22 March 2023 . ATC grants bail to PTI lawmaker Arsalan Taj in DC office attack case . ARY NEWS.