Shammim Afridi Explained

Shammim Afridi is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, since March 2018. He was Secretary Finance JWP Balochistan when Nawab Akbar Bugti was President of JWP

Political career

Afridi was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on general seat from FATA in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.^{[2] [3]} He joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) after getting elected.^[4] He took his oath as Senator on 12 March 2018^[5] and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Two Fata senators re-elected: Shamim Afridi, Mira Khan Afridi are newcomers. 22 March 2018. thenews.com.pk. en.
2. News: LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018.
3. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing. 4 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 4 March 2018.
4. News: Independent Fata Senator Mirza Afridi joins PML-N. 22 March 2018. The Nation.
5. News: Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy. 12 March 2018. The News. 12 March 2018. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312085816/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/291451-51-newly-elected-senators-take-oath-pml-n-finalises-raja-zafarul-haq-for-chairman. 12 March 2018.
6. News: Guramani. Nadir. 15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury. 22 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 22 March 2018.