Mushtaq Minhas
{{Short description|Kashmiri politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Raja Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas
| occupation = Journalist,Politician
| employer = Government of Pakistan
}}
Raja Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas ({{langx|ur|مُشتاق احمد مِنہاس}})(Born 12 August 1970) is a Kashmiri politician who is former minister of Information, Tourism and Culture in the AJK assembly.{{cite web |title=Members, AJK Legislative Assembly |url=https://pmajk.gov.pk/legislative-assembly |website=AJK Legislative Assembly |accessdate=17 June 2020}} He is a member of the 8th Legislative Assembly of AJK.
Career
=Education=
Mushtaq Minhas studied at Govt Boys High School Bagh,Forman Christian College, in Lahore, from where he gained a Bachelor of Arts degree. He was also the vice-president of the Jamaat-e-Islami's students' union Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba. Mushtaq Minhas received Master of Arts degree in Mass Communication from University of Punjab, Lahore, in 1992.{{cite web |author1=Surinder Kumar Sharma |author2=Yaqoob ul Hassan |author3=Ashok Behuria |date=2019 |title=Pakistan Occupied Kashmir - Politics, Parties and Personalities |url=https://idsa.in/system/files/book/pok_book-2019.pdf |access-date=9 July 2023 |publisher=Pentagon Press LLP |page=221}}
=Journalism=
Minhas was a member of the federal executive council of PFUJ (Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist) and a founder of the National Press Club Islamabad. He is also a former president of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club. However, he was named by a PFUJ investigation committee of swallowing a copy of the PFUJ elections result and causing mayhem.{{cite news |title=PFUJ's investigation committee asks five journalists not to contest elections in future |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/127539-PFUJ-UC-investigation-committee-five-journalists-contest-elections-in-future |accessdate=17 June 2020 |publisher=The News Pakistan |date=13 June 2016}}
He has worked with different leading news organisations as a reporter, senior reporter and chief reporter. He was elected as a secretary of Rawalpindi-Islamabad press club for six terms.{{Cite web|url = http://www.awaztoday.com/singleprofile/139/Nusrat-Javed.aspx|title = Profile: Nusrat Javed|accessdate = 20 Aug 2013|website = Awaz Today}}
Minhas was co-host, along with Nusrat Javed, of Bolta Pakistan, a current affairs political talk show, on AAJ TV. He left the program to join BOL TV, but left shortly afterwards to join politics.
Political career
Minhas joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) in March 2016,{{cite news |title=Mushtaq Minhas joins PML-N |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/102264-Mushtaq-Minhas-joins-PML-N |accessdate=17 June 2020 |publisher=The News, Pakistan |date=2 March 2016}} after which he announced his intention to quit journalism. He was elected Member of the National Assembly from the Bagh LA-14 constituency defeating Sardar Qamer Zaman Khan of PPP.{{cite news |title=Mushtaq Minhas of PML(N) wins from LA-14 Constituency
|url=https://www.app.com.pk/mushtaq-minhas-of-pmln-wins-from-la-14-constituency/ |accessdate=17 June 2020 |publisher=Associated Press of Pakistan |date=21 July 2016}} He was appointed as Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture.{{cite news |title=Nine Members of AJK Cabinet Sworn In |url=https://khybernews.tv/nine-members-of-ajk-cabinet-sworn-in/ |accessdate=17 June 2020 |publisher=Khyber News |date=6 August 2016}}{{cite web |title=AJK Tourism and Archaeology |url=https://ajktourism.gov.pk |website=Department of AJK Tourism and Archaeology |accessdate=17 June 2020}}
Controversy
His act of posing with a shotgun on Twitter while reacting to the Indian Army Chief created a controversy, particularly since he was a serving minister.{{cite news |title=Twitter roasts Pakistan occupied Kashmir minister Mushtaq Minhas for challenging Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane with shotgun |url=https://zeenews.india.com/world/twitter-roasts-pakistan-occupied-kashmir-minister-mushtaq-minhas-for-challenging-indian-army-chief-general-mm-naravane-with-shotgun-2257026.html |accessdate=17 June 2020 |publisher=Zee News |date=13 January 2020}} His act of swallowing the election results during elections to the journalism body was criticised by an investigation committee of Pakistan Federation of Unions of Journalists (PFUJ), which accused him of causing mayhem.{{cite news |title=17 June 2020 |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/127761-Five-PFUJ-leaders-ought-to-stay-away-from-polls |publisher=The News, Pakistan |date=14 June 2016}}
References
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External links
- [http://pkpolitics.com/category/media/bolta-pakistan Bolta Pakistan archives]
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Category:Pakistani television journalists
Category:Forman Christian College alumni
Category:University of the Punjab alumni