Arfa Siddiq


Arfa Siddiq Kakar, also spelled Arifa Siddique, is a politician and human rights activist from Muslim Bagh in northern Balochistan, Pakistan. She is a supporter of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement. From 2013 to 2018, she was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan as a candidate from the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party. She belongs to the Kakar tribe of Pashtuns.

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 Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party on a reserved seat for women in 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 were on their way to the gathering site. The security forces released them, however, when political activists gathered outside the police station to protest for them.