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NA-239 (Korangi Karachi-I)
NA-233 Karachi Korangi-I () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan that covers Shah Faisal Colony, and Model Colony. Members of Parliament 2018-2022: NA-239 Karachi Korangi-I Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 39,196 votes. Election 2008 General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 123,491 votes. Election 2013 General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 151,788 votes and became the member of National Assembly. Election 2018 General elections were held on 25 July 2018. By-election 2022 A by-election was held on 16 October 2022 due to the resignation of Muhammad Akram, the previous MNA from this seat. Imran Khan won by a margin of 24,625 votes. By-election 2023 A by-election will be held on 28 May 2023 due to the vacation of thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Pakistan
The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upper house). The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The National Assembly is a democratically elected body consisting of a total of 342 members who are referred to as Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), of which 272 are directly elected members and 70 reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. A political party or a coalition must secure 172 seats to obtain and preserve a majority. Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system under universal adult suffrage, representing electoral districts known as National Assembly constituencies. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidence in the National Assembly. He is the founder and chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Born to a Niazi Pashtun family in Lahore, Khan graduated from Keble College, University of Oxford, England, in 1975. He began his international cricket career at age 18, in a 1971 Test series against England. Khan played until 1992, served as the team's captain intermittently between 1982 and 1992,Pakistan Test Captaincy record . '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NA-234 Karachi Korangi-II
NA-233 Karachi Korangi-II () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. The constituency represents much of Korangi, and the western parts of Landhi. Members of Parliament 2002–2018: NA-255 Karachi-XVII Since 2018: NA-240 Karachi Korangi-II Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Mahmood Ahmed Qureshi of Mohajir Qaumi Movement - Haqiqi won by 31,096 votes. Election 2008 General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Syed Asif Hasnain of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 157,971 votes. Election 2013 General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Syed Asif Hasnain of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 136,982 votes and became the member of National Assembly. Election 2018 General elections were held on 25 July 2018. †''MQM contested this election as MQM-P'' By-election 2022 By-elections were held on 16 June 2022 after the death of former MNA, Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan. Mohammad Abubakar of Muttahida Qaumi Movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NA-232 Karachi Malir-III
NA-231 Karachi Malir-III () is a newly created a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the Airport Subdivision, Malir Cantonment, and first 5 of 7 Census Circles of Faisal Cantonment. It was created in the 2018 delimitation from the bifurcation of the old NA-257. Members of Parliament 2018-2022: NA-237 Karachi Malir-II Election 2018 General elections were held on 25 July 2018. By-election 2022 A by-election was held on 16 October 2022 due to the resignation of Jamil Ahmed Khan, the previous MNA from this seat. Election 2024 General elections will be held on 8 February 2024. See also *NA-230 Karachi Malir-II *NA-232 Karachi Korangi-I NA-232 Karachi Korangi-I () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan that covers Shah Faisal Colony, and Model Colony. Members of Parliament 2018-2023: NA-239 Karachi Korangi-I 2024-present: NA-232 Karachi Korangi-I Electi ... References Karachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April 2023 Pakistan By-elections
By-elections were to be held for 6 National Assembly constituencies in Pakistan on 28 May 2023. These by-elections were called due to their vacation by Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. They were supposed to be held in NA-22 Mardan-III, NA-24 Charsadda-II, NA-31 Peshawar-V, NA-108 Faisalabad-VIII, NA-118 Nankana Sahib-II, and NA-239 Karachi Korangi-I. Background After the removal of Prime Minister Imran Khan through a successful vote of no-confidence, 123 MNAs of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), along with Imran Khan and several former Ministers, resigned from the National Assembly of Pakistan. Although the Deputy Speaker at the time, Qasim Suri, accepted said resignations, he soon resigned from the National Assembly as well. Newly elected Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf summoned PTI MNAs to individually verify their resignations but no one appeared. On 29 July 2022, 11 of these resignations were accepted and nine by-el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akram Cheema
Muhammad Akram Cheema () is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-239 (Korangi Karachi-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2018 Pakistani general election. Resignation On April 10, 2022, because of the regime change of Imran Khan's government, he resigned from the National Assembly on the orders of Imran Khan. The new government did not accept the resignations of many members for fear of deteriorating the number of members. However, accepting the resignations of eleven members on July 28, 2022, one of them was Akram Cheema. Later, by-elections were held again on his seat, Imran Khan made a surprising move to stand on his own in all the by-seats. External links * More Reading * List of members of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan The 15th National Assembly of Pakistan is the legislature of Pakistan foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khuwaja Sohail Mansoor
Khuwaja Sohail Mansoor (; born 2 February 1960) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018. Early life He was born on 2nd February 1960. Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-240 (Karachi-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 67,799 votes and defeated Abdullah Boloch, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-240 (Karachi-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 87,805 votes and defeated Naz Baloch. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-239 (Korangi Karachi-I) as a candidate of MQM in the 2018 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 68,811 votes and lost the seat to Akram Cheema, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (Pakistan)
The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower legislative house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upper house). The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The National Assembly is a democratically elected body consisting of a total of 342 members who are referred to as Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), of which 272 are directly elected members and 70 reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. A political party or a coalition must secure 172 seats to obtain and preserve a majority. Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system under universal adult suffrage, representing electoral districts known as National Assembly constituencies. According to the constitution, the 70 seats reserved for women and religious minorities ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) ( ur, MQM-P) is a Social liberal Muhajir nationalist Secular political party. The leader of the party is Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui. The party's symbol is the kite. It is mostly active in Karachi where up to majority of Muhajirs currently reside. The party aims to represent the Human rights of Muhajirs in Pakistan through peaceful and democratic struggle. The Party is the spliter faction of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London. History The party came into existence due to a split within the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, and was founded as a separate party by Farooq Sattar, who split it from MQM founder and leader Altaf Hussain. The faction was announced after Sattar's release from custody by the Pakistan Rangers, a paramilitary organization. Election campaigns MQM-P participated in two major by-elections since its formation, but was defeated in both. Senate of Pakistan National Assembly Sindh Assembly Merger with PSP On 8 Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan
Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan (; 1 January 1958 – 19 April 2022) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 until his death. He had previously been a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018. Early life Khan was born on 1 January 1958. Political career Khan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-256 (Karachi-XVIII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 39,196 votes and defeated Muhammad Hasim Siddiqui, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-256 (Karachi-XVIII) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 123,491 votes and defeated Mirza Maqbool Ahmed, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-256 (Karachi-XVIII) in 2013 Pakistani general elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Pakistan By-elections
By-elections were held on 8 National Assembly and 3 Punjab Assembly constituencies in Pakistan on 16 October 2022 and 1 National Assembly seat on 30 October 2022. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf got a landslide victory by winning 7 out of 9 National Assembly and 2 out of 3 Punjab Assembly seats seats whereas the Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of 14 parties, was only able to win 2 National Assembly seats and 1 Punjab Assembly seat. The by-elections were held on the following seats: NA-22 (Mardan-III), NA-24 (Charsadda-II), NA-31 (Peshawar-V), NA-45 (Kurram-I), NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII), NA-118 (Nankana Sahib-II), NA-157 (Multan-IV), NA 237 (Malir-II), and NA-239 (Korangi Karachi-I). Background After the removal of Prime Minister Imran Khan through a successful vote of no-confidence, 123 MNAs of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), along with Imran Khan and several former Ministers. resigned from the National Assembly of Pakistan. Although the Deputy Speaker at the tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Faisal Town
Shah Faisal Town ( sd, شاہ فیصل ٽائون ur, ), lies in the eastern part of the city that took its name from Shah Faisal Colony. History Shah Faisal Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Shah Faisal Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before being amalgamated into the new Korangi District. The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Shah Faisal Town. In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Kara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
