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Ayaz Amir
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Ayaz Amir | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 17 March 2008 – 16 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-60 (Chakwal-I) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| In office 18 February 1997 – 1998 | |
| Constituency | PP-18 (Chakwal) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chakwal District, Pothohar Plateau, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Muslim League (N) 2002–2013 |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
Ayaz Amir (Urdu: ایاز امیر) is a Pakistani columnist, former military officer, and politician. Previously, he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1990s and a member of the National Assembly between 2008 and 2013.
Early life[edit]
Ayaz Amir was born in Chakwal District. He received his education from Lawrence College Murree and then joined Pakistan Military Academy as a cadet officer. He retired as a captain from the Pakistan Army and joined foreign service.[1]
In 1981, he was imprisoned again for five months.[1]
Political career[edit]
Ayaz Amir has been a part of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the PML-N. He left the PPP while it was in power in the late 80's and joined the PML (N) when it was in opposition in the early 2000.[1] He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Chakwal constituency in 1997 Pakistani general election as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) PML-N. He left the PML-N for brief time in 1998. He rejoined the party in 2002 and was active in a struggle to restore democracy back to country.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-60 Chakwal constituency as a candidate of PML-N in 2008 Pakistani general election. In 2013, he left PML-N. In recent years, Ayaz has openly expressed his disillusionment with politics and believes that the political aspect of his life is now over. [1]
Journalism career[edit]
Ayaz Amir started his career as a columnist for Dawn. His columns were initially known for being critical of the Pakistan Army’s role in politics; he has taken a softer approach in recent times proclaiming the Army of today to be a battle hardened and resilient Army and not the chocolate Army of yesteryears. He identifies himself as a liberal and is against extremist versions of Islam. He later wrote a column for The News International for many years before he developed differences with them and turned to writing his column in Urdu. [1]
Ayaz Amir has himself served in Pakistan Army as a Captain for a brief period before rendering his resignation and joining the Foreign Office. He has also hosted a talk show Counterpoint on ARY One World television. He currently appears as an analyst on Pakistani TV channel Duniya TVs current affairs show called Think Tank.
Incident[edit]
On 1 July 2022, Amir was leaving the office of a private TV channel called Dunya News located at Lahore’s Abbott Road when unidentified men attacked him. The assailants also snatched his wallet and mobile phone. As soon as the incident was reported, a Punjab Police spokesperson said that the inspector-general has summoned a report of the incident from the capital city police officer. The IG directed the CCPO to utilise the safe city cameras to identify the culprits and ensure their arrest. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also condemned the incident and ordered Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz to hold a high-level investigation.
“Suspects should be brought before the law as soon as possible. Journalism and protection of journalists should be ensured,” said PM Shehbaz Sharif.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan also condemned the attack in "strongest terms" in a statement released on Twitter.[2][3][4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Rehmat, Adnan (December 4, 2017). "Nowhere else do you have politicians clinging to top positions for decades like they do here: Ayaz Amir". Herald Magazine.
- ↑ "Senior journalist Ayaz Amir attacked by unidentified men in Lahore". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Senior journalist Ayaz Amir 'attacked' in Lahore". The Express Tribune. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Senior analyst Ayaz Amir assaulted in Lahore". Dunya News. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ Desk, Web (1 July 2022). "Journalist Ayaz Amir attacked by unidentified assailants in Lahore". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Unidentified men attack senior journalist Ayaz Amir in Lahore". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 July 2022.