Aqibullah Khan

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.

Aqibullah
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 partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
RelativesAsad Qaiser (brother)[1]

Political career

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
  1. "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.


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