Nasim Jahan | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1971–1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nasim Shahnawaz Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan People's Party (PPP) |
| Spouse | Akbar Khan (divorced) |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Mumtaz Shahnawaz (sister) |
| Occupation | activist and politician |
Nasim Jahan (born: Nasim Shahnawaz, marital name: Nasim Akbar Khan) was a women's activist and a politician of the Pakistan Peoples Party. She was married to General Akbar Khan and played a key role, largely unknown, in the First Kashmir War. She was accused as a co-conspirator in the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case but acquitted. Later she was became a founding member of the Pakistan Peoples Party and was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan and contributed to the formulation of the Constitution of Pakistan.
Nasim Jahan was the daughter of Mian Muhammad Shahnawaz and Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz of the elite Mian family of Baghbanpura.