Alamgir Khan (politician)

Alamgir Khan (Urdu: عالمگیر خان) is a Pakistani activist and politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from October 2018 till January 2023. Khan belongs to the Mahsud tribe of South Waziristan currently living in Karachi, Pakistan.

Alamgir Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
29 October 2018 – 17 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-243 (Karachi East-II)
Personal details
BornKarachi
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

On 18 December 2021, Khan was injured at a blast at a private bank branch in the Sher Shah area of Karachi.[1]

Activism

He is the founder of his own organization named as Fixit.[2] While pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree from Iqra University, Khan started a campaign in January 2016 to spray-paint the portrait of then Chief Minister of Sindh Qaim Ali Shah alongside uncovered sewer holes and garbage dumps in various part of Karachi.[3][2] The campaign, called Fix It, achieved wide coverage.[4][5][6]

On 25 February 2016, he was arrested by the police after he attempted to empty the garbage bins outside the Sindh Chief Minister House in Karachi.[7] The next day, he was released on bail.[8] In March 2016, a city court in Karachi indicted him in a case of wrongful restraint.[9][6]

Khan was also briefly arrested after a clash between FixIt volunteers and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) workers at Teen Talwar in June 2019.[10]

Political career

In August 2018, Khan was allocated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ticket to contest the by-election from Constituency NA-243 (Karachi East-II).[11]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-243 (Karachi East-II) in by-election held on 14 October 2018.[12][13]

  • "Mr. Muhammad Alamgir Khan", Personal Profile, National Assembly of Pakistan, retrieved Jul 22, 2022

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References
  1. "Blast in Karachi's Shershah leaves 16 dead, more than a dozen injured".
  2. Zahra, Afshan. "Alamgir Khan's #FixIt campaign in full swing". Aaj News. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. "In full swing: 42 manholes covered in Karachi's 'sleeping beauty' campaign | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. "Power of an image: CM's face fills the gap where govt is missing | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. "#Fixit". The Express Tribune. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. Tanoli, Ishaq (18 March 2016). "'Fix it' campaigner Alamgir Khan indicted". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. "#FixIt campaigner Alamgir arrested in Karachi | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  8. "Fix-It campaigner Alamgir Khan released on bail". The News. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  9. "#FixIt campaigner Alamgir Khan indicted | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  10. "Alamgir Khan released after brief arrest". 29 July 2019.
  11. "FixIt founder set to contest Karachi by-poll on PTI ticket | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  12. "PTI's Alamgir wins NA-243 with big margin". The Nation. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  13. Chaudhry, Fahad (18 October 2018). "ECP notifies victory of 22 candidates, withholds notices of 13 others for not disclosing campaign costs". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 October 2018.


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