Manchester (HRNW) MPA and chairperson of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Women Parliamentary Caucus Dr Sumaira Shams has been given the best young politician award by ‘One Young World 2022 Manchester’.
The PTI leader was shortlisted from a shortlist of 15 young politicians from around the world and is one of the five leaders who won the award on the basis of their parliamentary services.
The award recognises five of the world’s most outstanding politicians between the ages of 18 – 35, who are using their positions to have a positive impact on young people in their communities and countries.
A statement announcing a total of five winners out of the shortlist stated that Dr Sumera made history when she was elected as a parliamentarian at the age of 26, representing the ruling party PTI.
“She was the first female member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), and served as the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Health, leading elected parliamentarians and providing expertise in public health,” the statement on the website said.