Lal Chand Malhi Explained

Lal Chand Malhi is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 3 February 1973.^[1]

He received his education from Umerkot and Hyderabad. He graduated from the University of Sindh.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a seat reserved for minorities as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.^[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a seat reserved for minorities in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[3] [4]}

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for minorities in 2018 Pakistani general election.^[5]

On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed him as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for human rights.^[6] He has spoken in support of the Shri Krishna Mandir temple in Islamabad.^[7] He condemned the 2020 Karak temple attack,^[8] where a mob of 1,500 local Muslims led by a local Islamic cleric and the supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party attacked and burnt the temple.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lal Chand Malhi . . 11 August 2018.
2. Web site: 2008 election result . dead . . 11 August 2018 . 5 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf .
3. News: Iftikhar A. . Khan . Women, minority seats allotted. 7 March 2017 . . 29 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205110/https://www.dawn.com/news/1014677. 7 March 2017.
4. News: Xari . Jalil . Is the NA apathetic towards minority issues?. 7 March 2017 . . 22 September 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308044428/https://www.dawn.com/news/1133565. 8 March 2017.
5. News: . List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities . 12 August 2018 . . 12 August 2018.
6. News: 15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries . 30 September 2018 . . 27 September 2018.
7. News: Islamists Block Construction of First Hindu Temple in Islamabad . . 'When we broke ground, the prime minister told us in a meeting that he was quite happy that the temple would give a good image of Pakistan to the outside world,' said Lal Chand Mahli, a Hindu parliamentarian and member of the governing party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 'A Hindu temple in the capital,' he added, 'was going to show the world that Pakistan is a place for all religions.' . Maria . Abi-Habib . July 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200708084003/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/world/asia/hindu-temple-islamabad-islamists-pakistan.html . July 8, 2020.
8. News: Hindu temple in Pakistan vandalised, set on fire. Hindustan Times. Imtiaz . Ahmad. 31 December 2020. 20 January 2021.
9. News: Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack. Al Jazeera. 31 December 2020. 20 January 2021.