Aqibullah

Aqibullah
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
30 August 2013
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Relatives Asad Qaiser (brother)

Aqibullah Khan (Urdu: عقیب اللہ‎) is a Pakistani politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

He is brother of Asad Qaiser.[1]

Political career

Khan was elected as a member of National Assembly on a ticket of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from NA-13 (Swabi) in a by-election held following Pakistani general election, 2013.[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]

There was a controversy over allocation of PTI ticket to Khan to run in August 2013 by-election.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "NEWS IN BRIEF". DAWN.COM. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "PTI workers celebrate by-poll win in Swabi". DAWN.COM. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "38pc turnout registered in by-polls: ECP". DAWN.COM. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "FIR lodged against Bilour over aerial firing". The Nation. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "PA speaker is ‘de facto’ KP chief executive". DAWN.COM. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Swabi notes: NA-13, a story of alleged nepotism - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 August 2013. 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. Retrieved 16 March 2017.


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