[2] She is a gynaecologist by profession[4] and had served as the head of the obstetrics and gynaecology department at King Edward Medical University.
[1][7] In July 2017, after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a Member of the National Assembly following the Panama Papers case verdict, NA-120 (Lahore-III) seat fell vacant and by-polls were called in the constituency.
[11] She ran for a seat in the National Assembly from NA-130 Lahore-XIV against three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of the PML-N as a candidate of the PTI in the 2024 Pakistani general election.
Yasmin Rashid stated that Nawaz had officially won the seat due to rigging committed by him, and had added 74,000 votes to his name in a form of major election manipulation.
The Lahore High Court has declared her case null and void still she has been detained for over 1 year while being a senior prisoner.
[19] Her brother-in-law, Shahid Nabi Malik, remained affiliated with the Pakistan Peoples Party and was their candidate in the general elections in 1990 and 1993.