India West

Ghazala Hashmi Builds Lead In VA Lt. Governor Race, Poll Shows

RICHMOND, VA — Democratic State Senator Ghazala Hashmi holds a 10-point lead over Republican challenger John Reid in the race for Virginia’s lieutenant governor, according to a new Commonwealth Poll ...
Dawn

Ex-army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa hospitalised after fall

ISLAMABAD: Former chief of army staff Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa has been admitted to a military hospital after sustaining injuries in a fall at his home. Inter-Services Public Relations confirmed ...
India West

Ghazala Hashmi Lands Historic $1 Million Boost In VA Lt. Gov. Race

RICHMOND, VA — Virginia State Senator Ghazala Hashmi’s campaign for lieutenant governor just received a major shot in the arm: a record-breaking $1 million investment from the Democratic Lieutenant ...
The Daily Progress

Del. Mike Jones to fill Ghazala Hashmi's seat in Virginia Senate

Del. Mike Jones, D-Richmond, was elected to fill the Virginia state Senate seat of Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi, while community activist Charlie Schmidt won a special election vote to succeed Jones ...
Al-Monitor

Ghazala Hashmi makes history as first Muslim US woman elected statewide

On Tuesday, Virginia Democratic State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi became the first Muslim-American woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States, capturing the race for lieutenant governor. What ...
Morningstar

Schmidt Law Firm Reports that Court Swiftly Reinstated Fraud Claims Against Tahir Javed

A Houston Court has reinstated fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract claims against Beaumont businessman Mohammed Tahir Javed, paving the way for local businessman Tanweer Ahmed ...
PBS

Trump’s unpopular, harmful policies fueled Democratic wins, says Virginia’s Ghazala Hashmi

Democratic state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi is the winner of Virginia's lieutenant governor's race, defeating former conservative talk radio host John Reid. Hashmi joined William Brangham to discuss the ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia lieutenant governor’s race

RICHMOND — State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi will be the first Muslim and Asian American in Virginia statewide office. The Associated Press called Hashmi’s victory over former conservative radio host and ...
NBC Washington

Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the U.S.

Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi on Tuesday became the first Muslim American woman elected to statewide office in the U.S. with her victory in the lieutenant governor's race, NBC News projects. Her ...
The Hill

Hashmi wins Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, will be first Muslim woman in statewide office

State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D) defeated conservative talk show host John Reid in the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race on Tuesday, becoming the first Indian person to hold statewide office in the ...
The New York Times

Democrats’ Big Night in Virginia Makes History for Muslims

Ghazala Hashmi, elected as lieutenant governor, became the first Muslim woman to win statewide office in any state. By Campbell Robertson The New York City mayoral race was not the only contest in ...
CNN

Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, becoming first Muslim woman elected statewide

Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, becoming the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to statewide office. Hashmi will defeat Republican John Reid, a former ...