Kashmala Tariq completed her graduation from the Kinnaird College for Women,  Lahore. She got her LLB degree from the Punjab University in 1996. She was awarded the degree of LLM from the London School of Economics in 1999. She was also the chief organizer of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf in UK.
 


On July 8th 2008 her membership for the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam was Canceled on charges of anti-party activities.
 


As member of Pakistan's National Assembly, She introduced two bills regarding women in parliament, on honour killings and amendments to the Hudood Ordinance.  She questioned the legitimacy of Hudood ordinance  in Islamic theology as claimed by its  proponents.