Arfa Siddiq Kakar (, ; born 28 January 1987), also spelled Arifa Siddique, is a Pakistani politician and human rights activist from the town of Muslim Bagh in northern Balochistan, Pakistan. She is a supporter of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM).
Early life and education
Siddiq was born on 28 January 1987 in
Muslim Bagh in the Killa Saifullah District of Balochistan, Pakistan. She has done Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and Master of Arts in Political Science.
Political career
Siddiq was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan as a candidate of PkMAP on a reserved seat for women in the 2013 Pakistani general election.
Detention in Loralai
On 9 February 2020, just before PTM's public gathering in
Loralai to mark the first death anniversary of
Arman Loni, security forces arrested Arfa Siddiq,
Wranga Loni,
Sanna Ejaz, and other female PTM activists as they headed to the gathering site. The security forces released them, however, when political activists gathered outside the police station to protest for them.
