Shehrbano Taseer

Shehrbano Taseer Shaikh (Urdu: شہربانو تاثیر) is a journalist with Newsweek and Daily Times, a social and political activist, and the daughter of Salmaan Taseer, the Governor of Punjab, Pakistan who was assassinated in 2011.[1] Militants have threatened to assassinate her if she continues her political activism, drawing comparisons to Malala Yousufzai.

Family

Her father, Salmaan, was half-English and half-Kashmiri, while her mother, Aamna, is Indian. She has a half-brother, Aatish Taseer, and five siblings; Shaan, Shehryar, Shahbaz, Sara, and Sanam. She is the youngest of Salmaan's children.

In August 2011, her brother Shahbaz was kidnapped by militants.[2] Shahbaz Taseer was recovered by security and intelligence forces from Balochistan’s Kuchlak area on 8 March 2016, nearly five years after his abduction in 2011.[3]

In April 2015, she married Amin Ellahi Shaikh,[4] a member of the Board of Directors for Nagina Group,[5] one of Pakistan's largest companies, and the heir apparent to the company, which his parents founded. He is also the Non-Executive Director of Ellcot Spinning Mills, one of Nagina Group's subsidiaries.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Shehrbano Taseer, reporter, Newsweek Pakistan". The Guardian. 2 February 2012.
  2. ↑ 24 March 2012. "Fear won't silence Shehrbano Taseer". The Australian.
  3. ↑ Shah, AFP | Dawn.com | Syed Ali (2016-03-08). "Abducted Shahbaz Taseer rescued from Balochistan after five years". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. ↑ "Style Notes: Details of Shehrbano Taseer's Deena Rahman Mehndi Ensemble!". Secret Closet. 29 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Board of Directors". Nagina Group.
  6. ↑ "Amin Ellahi Shaikh, 27". The Wall Street Journal.

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