Zil-e-Huma Usman
Politician
1971 – 2007
Who was Zil-e-Huma Usman?
Zil-e-Huma Usman was a Pakistani politician and activist for women's rights.
While serving as the provincial minister for social welfare in Punjab, she was shot and killed on February 20, 2007 in Gujranwala, a city in that province some 200 kilometres south-east of Islamabad, where she had gone to address a political rally. Her assassin, Mohammed Sarwar, was reported to have been motivated by her refusal to abide by the Islamic code of dress and a dislike for the involvement of women in political affairs. The killer had previously been jailed in connection with the killing and mutilation of four prostitutes and told a television channel “I will kill all those women who do not follow the right path, if I am freed again”. On March 20, 2007, Sarwar was sentenced to death.he died in Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore on January 27, 2012
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- Born
- Sep 16, 1971
- Also known as
- Zilla Huma Usman
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- Pakistan
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 20, 2007
Gujranwala
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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