Laiq Muhammad Khan
Laiq Muhammad Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2010 to 2013.
Laiq Muhammad Khan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-21 (Mansehra-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Relatives | Azam Khan Swati (brother)[1] |
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-21 (Mansehra-II) as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F) in by-polls held in January 2010. He received 36,622 votes and defeated Zur Gul Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[2][3][4][5]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-21 (Mansehra-cum-Tor Ghar) as a candidate of JUI-F in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[5] He received 43,342 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Safdar Awan.[6]
In 2015, he left JUI-F and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[5]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP) from Constituency PK-35 (Torghar) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[7] Following his successful election, he was named by the opposition parties as its joint candidate for the office of Speaker of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.[8] He received 27 votes and lost the seat to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani who secured 81 votes.[9]
References
- "Setback for PTI as PML-N wins in Mansehra". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "NA-21 Mansehra-II: JUI-F candidate wins by-poll". Business Recorder. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "JUI-F wins NA-21 by-poll". The Nation. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Setback for PTI as PML-N wins in Mansehra". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "PTI K-P president's brother joins PML-N - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "Opposition to back ANP for KP Assembly speaker post". The News. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- Report, Bureau (15 August 2018). "KP Assembly to elect speaker, deputy today". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- Sirajuddin, Dawn.com (15 August 2018). "Polling for election of NA speaker, deputy underway; PTI goes head-to-head with opposition alliance". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 August 2018.