Mohsin Dawar

Mohsin Dawar
محسن داوڑ
محسن داوړ
Dawar in an interview with the VOA Urdu
Member of the National Assembly
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-48 (Tribal Area-IX)
Personal details
Born (1984-11-25) November 25, 1984 (age 39)
Miranshah, North Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
(present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)[1]
Political partyNational Democratic Movement
Parent
  • Javed Iqbal Dawar (father)
Alma materGomal University[2]

Mohsin Javed Dawar (Pashto: محسن جاوېد داوړ) is a Pakistani politician who is the chairman of the National Democratic Movement (NDM). He had been a member of the National Assembly from August 2018 till August 2023. He is the co-founder of a human rights movement, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM).[3] He has formerly served as president of the National Youth Organisation (NYO) and the Pashtun Students Federation (PSF), the allied wings of the Awami National Party (ANP).[4]

On 10 February 2024, Dawar was wounded and his three supporters killed in Miramshah when the police fired shots on them, as they were protesting against the delay in announcement of election results from the North Waziristan constituency in the Pakistani general election. The attack drew widespread condemnation, with calls for accountability for those responsible.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Mr. Mohsin Dawar". National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference cm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Pakistan Arrests Second Pashtun Lawmaker Over 'Attack' On Troops". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 May 2019.
  4. ^ "ANP dissolves NYO's organising committee". www.thenews.com.pk.
  5. ^ "NDM leader Mohsin Dawar injured in gun attack in North Waziristan while protesting against election results". DAWN.COM. 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  6. ^ "Tribesmen rally against fatal shooting". The Express Tribune. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.