Haroon Akhtar Khan

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Haroon Akhtar Khan
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
12 March 2018 – 17 October 2018
Personal details
BornKarachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Canadian (until 2011)[1]
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Parent(s)
RelativesHumayun Akhtar Khan (brother)

Haroon Akhtar Khan is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, from March to October 2018.

Political career[]

In January 2018, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi appointed Khan as his special assistant on revenue and granted him the status of a federal minister.[2]

He was nominated by Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) as its candidate in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[3] However the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[4]

Khan was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on general seat from Punjab in Senate election.[5][6] He was backed in the election by PML-N[7] and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected.[8] He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Haroon Akhtar denies holding dual nationality - The Express Tribune". 6 March 2018.
  2. ^ "PM Abbasi appoints Haroon Akhtar Khan as federal minister - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ^ "List of Senate candidates from Punjab". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ "PML-N's Senate nominees to contest election as independent candidates, says ECP". DAWN.COM. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ "LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (4 March 2018). "PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  7. ^ "PML-N backed candidates win 15 seats in Senate Elections". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. ^ Guramani, Nadir (22 March 2018). "15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy". The News. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.


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