Akbar Askani

Akbar Askani (born 1 January 1982)[1] is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan since May 2013.

Mir Akbar Askani
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Assumed office
29 May 2013
ConstituencyPB-48 (Kech-III)
Personal details
Born (1982-01-01) 1 January 1982
Mand (Kech District)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyBalochistan Awami Party

Askani was elected in 2013 and 2018. In 2013 he participated in the general elections as an affiliate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) from PB-50 (Mand, Dasht, Tump), and in 2018, he entered the general elections as an affiliate of the Balochistan Awami Party from PB-48 (Tump cum Nasirabad). The Balochistan Awami Party is the ruling party of Balochistan, where the party won majority seats from all over Balochistan and set to form a government with the coalition parties.

In 2013 Askani served the Ministry of Fisheries, Mine, and Natural Resources. He currently only serves the fisheries ministry. He is one of the youngest politicians in Balochistan's political history and has become a member of the Balochistan Assembly.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PB-50 Kech-III in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3] He received 1,385 votes.[4] In May 2013, he was elected Vice President of PML-N Balochistan.[1]

In December 2014, the Balochistan High Court disqualified him from holding a membership of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan.[5]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan as a candidate of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) from Constituency PB-48 (Kech-IV) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[6]

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References
  1. "Profile". www.pabalochistan.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "ECP issues notice to PPP leader for violating code of conduct". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. "Another Hashmi quits PTI". The Nation. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. "Balochistan election tribunal disqualifies PML-N lawmaker Akbar Askani - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.


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