Aqibullah Khan

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Aqibullah Khan
عقیب الله خان
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
30 August 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-13 (Swabi-II)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
24 October 2018 – 18 January 2023
ConstituencyPK-44 (Swabi-II)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political party PTI (2013-present)
RelativesAsad Qaiser (brother)[1]

Aqibullah Khan (Urdu: عقیب الله خان) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2013 to May 2018. He has also been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from October 2018 till January 2023.

Political career[edit]

Khan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency NA-13 (Swabi-II) in a by-election held following 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3][1][4] The seat was fell vacant after his brother Asad Qaiser chose to retain his Provincial Assembly seat that he won in the 2013 general elections.[5]

He was allotted PTI ticket to run in August 2013 by-election despite concerns in the party.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "NEWS IN BRIEF". DAWN.COM. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ^ "PTI workers celebrate by-poll win in Swabi". DAWN.COM. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ^ "38pc turnout registered in by-polls: ECP". DAWN.COM. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ^ "FIR lodged against Bilour over aerial firing". The Nation. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. ^ "PA speaker is 'de facto' KP chief executive". DAWN.COM. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Swabi notes: NA-13, a story of alleged nepotism - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Disgruntled: PTI insiders accuse Khattak, Qaiser of favouring relatives for by-polls - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.