Isar ul-Haq Qasmi

Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi (Urdu: ایثار الحق قاسمی; died 1991) was a Pakistani Islamic cleric, preacher and a member of Sipah-e-Sahaba. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1990 and 1993 representing the Jhang constituency.

Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi
Chief of the Sipah-e-Sahaba
In office 1990–1991
Preceded by	Haq Nawaz Jhangvi
Succeeded by	Zia ur Rehman Farooqi
Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1990–1991
Preceded by	Sayeda Abida Hussain
Succeeded by	Azam Tariq
Personal life
Born	1964 (1964) Samundri, Punjab, Pakistan
Died	1991 (aged 26–27)
Cause of death	Assassination by Gunshots
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Movement	Deobandi

Early life and education

Qasmi was born in 1964 to a family which migrated from Ambala and settled in Samundri, Punjab, at the Partition, with a father who worked in the Middle East for years (like many SSP members). He was educated in three madrasas in Lahore, and at first pursued a business career but then decided to become khatib (preacher) in an Okara mosque from 1985 onward, where he also established a madrasa, and he would soon gain a reputation for his clashes with the local police, before moving to Jhang at the request of Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, to preach in one of the market-towns of the district.^[1]

His family was Punjabi Rajput.^[2]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) in the 1990 Pakistani general election.^[3] He received 62,486 votes and defeated Nawab Amanullah Khan Sial of the Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).^[3]

Assassination

He was killed in 1991 by suspected Shia militants during a by-election in Jhang.^[4]

See also

• Azam Tariq
• Haq Nawaz Jhangvi