Gulzar Khan | |
|---|---|
| گلزار خان | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 28 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Arbab Muhammad Zahir |
| Succeeded by | Arbab Amir Ayub |
| Constituency | NA-4 (Peshawar-IV) |
| Majority | 55,134 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 28 August 2017 Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2013-2014) |
| Children | Shandana Gulzar Khan |
Gulzar Khan ( Urdu: گلزار خان) (died 28 August 2017) was a Pakistani bureaucrat-turned-politician who had been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to August 2017.
Political career
Khan as bureaucrat served as Deputy Commissioner of Peshawar, [1] Political Agent for South and North Waziristan and Commissioner for Afghan refugees. [2] [3] [4] He also had been the home secretary for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Tribal Affairs Department and chairman of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission. [2]
Khan joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) before the 2013 Pakistani general election [5] and was allocated the party ticket to contest the 2013 general election from Constituency NA-4 (Peshawar-IV). [6] He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-4 (Peshawar-IV) in 2013 general election. [3] [7] [8] [5] [9] He received 55,134 votes and defeated Nasir Khan Musazai, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). [10]
In 2014, Khan was elected as a chairman of a group which consisted of 13 PTI's members of the National Assembly who opposed a PTI call to resign from the National Assembly during the Azadi march. [5] He had quit the PTI and stopped attending the party meetings afterwards. [2] In 2014, Imran Khan asked for disqualification of Khan from the membership of the National Assembly for violating party's discipline. [11] However, his National Assembly membership was not revoked [3] after Khan refused to quit his National Assembly seat over a difference of opinion as part of a normal democratic process. [4]
During his tenure as member of the National Assembly, he served as chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Education, Training and Standards in Higher Education. [12]
He died on 28 August 2017 after suffering from cardiac arrest in his native town, Masho Gogar in Badaber. [2] [1] [3]
References
- ^ a b "PTI MNA Gulzar Khan passes away". www.geo.tv. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "MNA Gulzar Khan passes away". www.thenews.com.pk. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Dissident PTI's lawmaker Gulzar Khan passes away". Daily Pakistan Global. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b Chaudhry, Fahad (28 August 2017). "Dissident PTI lawmaker Gulzar Khan passes away". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "'Angry' PTI MNAs opposed to resignation form group". DAWN.COM. 24 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "PTI list of candidates". The Express Tribune. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "PTI wins two more NA seats from Peshawar". Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Pakistan General Elections 2013 - Detailed results". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Higher voter turnout seen in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Imran disowns dissident PTI MNAs". DAWN.COM. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Direct talks with TTP: Gulzar Khan to represent PTI on new committee - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
Gulzar Khan | |
|---|---|
| گلزار خان | |
|
| |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 28 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Arbab Muhammad Zahir |
| Succeeded by | Arbab Amir Ayub |
| Constituency | NA-4 (Peshawar-IV) |
| Majority | 55,134 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 28 August 2017 Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2013-2014) |
| Children | Shandana Gulzar Khan |
Gulzar Khan ( Urdu: گلزار خان) (died 28 August 2017) was a Pakistani bureaucrat-turned-politician who had been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to August 2017.
Political career
Khan as bureaucrat served as Deputy Commissioner of Peshawar, [1] Political Agent for South and North Waziristan and Commissioner for Afghan refugees. [2] [3] [4] He also had been the home secretary for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Tribal Affairs Department and chairman of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission. [2]
Khan joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) before the 2013 Pakistani general election [5] and was allocated the party ticket to contest the 2013 general election from Constituency NA-4 (Peshawar-IV). [6] He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-4 (Peshawar-IV) in 2013 general election. [3] [7] [8] [5] [9] He received 55,134 votes and defeated Nasir Khan Musazai, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). [10]
In 2014, Khan was elected as a chairman of a group which consisted of 13 PTI's members of the National Assembly who opposed a PTI call to resign from the National Assembly during the Azadi march. [5] He had quit the PTI and stopped attending the party meetings afterwards. [2] In 2014, Imran Khan asked for disqualification of Khan from the membership of the National Assembly for violating party's discipline. [11] However, his National Assembly membership was not revoked [3] after Khan refused to quit his National Assembly seat over a difference of opinion as part of a normal democratic process. [4]
During his tenure as member of the National Assembly, he served as chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Education, Training and Standards in Higher Education. [12]
He died on 28 August 2017 after suffering from cardiac arrest in his native town, Masho Gogar in Badaber. [2] [1] [3]
References
- ^ a b "PTI MNA Gulzar Khan passes away". www.geo.tv. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "MNA Gulzar Khan passes away". www.thenews.com.pk. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Dissident PTI's lawmaker Gulzar Khan passes away". Daily Pakistan Global. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b Chaudhry, Fahad (28 August 2017). "Dissident PTI lawmaker Gulzar Khan passes away". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "'Angry' PTI MNAs opposed to resignation form group". DAWN.COM. 24 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "PTI list of candidates". The Express Tribune. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "PTI wins two more NA seats from Peshawar". Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Pakistan General Elections 2013 - Detailed results". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Higher voter turnout seen in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Imran disowns dissident PTI MNAs". DAWN.COM. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Direct talks with TTP: Gulzar Khan to represent PTI on new committee - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.