Haroon Akhtar Khan

Senator
Haroon Akhtar Khan
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
12 March 2018
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Relatives Humayun Akhtar Khan (brother)

Haroon Akhtar Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, since March 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.[1]

He was nominated by Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) as its candidate in Pakistani Senate election, 2018.[2] 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.[3]

Khan was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on general seat from Punjab in Senate election.[4][5] He was backed in the election by PML-N[6] and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected.[7] He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "PM Abbasi appoints Haroon Akhtar Khan as federal minister - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "List of Senate candidates from Punjab". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "PML-N's Senate nominees to contest election as independent candidates, says ECP". DAWN.COM. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Khan, Iftikhar A. (4 March 2018). "PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "PML-N backed candidates win 15 seats in Senate Elections". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Guramani, Nadir (22 March 2018). "15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "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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