Farrukh Habib

Farrukh Habib
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting
In office
29 April 2021 – 10 April 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
MinisterFawad Chaudhry (Federal Minister)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 April 2022
Preceded byAbid Sher Ali
Succeeded byImran Khan
Changaiz Ahmed Khan Kakar
ConstituencyNA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII)
Majority1,211 (%0.49)
Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Railways
In office
27 September 2018 – 28 April 2021
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Additional General Secretary Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 October 2023
Patron In ChiefJahangir Tareen
Sectary-GeneralAamir Mehmood Kiani
Personal details
Born (1980-08-13) 13 August 1980 (age 44)
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyIstehkam-e-Pakistan Party (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations		 PTI (2013–2023)

Farrukh Habib (born 13 August 1980) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till July 2022 and former Minister of State from April 2021 till April 2022, born in Faisalabad. He started his political career by joining the Insaf Students Federation (ISF). He was President of ISF Pakistan in the past as well as central deputy secretary general of PTI.

Political career

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He contested the 2013 Pakistani general election as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII). He was defeated by Abid Sher Ali of PMLN by a heavy margin of 67,523 Votes in that election.

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[1][2]

On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed him as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Railways.[3]

On 28 April 2021, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed him as Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.[4]

He resign from the Parliament of Pakistan, National Assembly on 10 April 2022 after no-confidence motion against Imran Khan.[5][6]

In October 2023; Farrukh Habib announced to quit PTI while addressing a press conference. He levelled serious allegations against Chairman PTI Imran Khan. He also joined Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in that press conference.[7]

Corruption Allegations

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Farrukh Habib was summoned by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on charges of corruption, fraud, embezzlement and mis-use of power. He is facing the criminal proceeding on offences leading to 10 years imprisonment; if convicted.[8]

The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab has launched three inquiries against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Farrukh Habib in February 2023.

ACE Punjab summoned Farrukh Habib to investigate his alleged involvement in three corruption cases. Habib had been summoned to Faisalabad on 11, 13 and 14 March 2023. He was again summoned on 4 April 2023 on charges of corruption in Public High Ways Department Faisalabad.

The ACE Punjab officials claimed that Habib ‘illegally’ built a petrol pump on the land of the Railway Department, whereas, he was allegedly involved in corruption during the year 2018 to 2022 in the Department of Parks and Horticulture. He is also alleged to have received high perks of bribery in different contracts of Faisalabad Development Authority.[9]

Parting Ways with PTI

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In October 2023; Farrukh Habib announced to quit PTI while addressing a press conference. He leveled serious allegations against Chairman PTI Imran Khan. He also joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in that press conference.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Imran Khan's PTI on top as election results come in". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ Chaudhry, Fahad (9 August 2018). "ECP issues victory notification for NA-131; Imran Khan triumphs against Saad Rafique". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ "15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Farrukh Habib appointed as state minister for information, broadcasting". Express Tribune. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ Shehzad, Rizwan (2022-07-28). "Resignations of 11 PTI MNAs accepted". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  6. ^ Desk, News (2022-04-11). "Ousted PM, PTI members resign en masse from National Assembly". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-11-12. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Faizullah Kamoka leaves PTI, condemns May 9 incidents". ARY News. 22 May 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "PTI's Farrukh Habib summoned by FIA". 19 February 2023.
  9. ^ "ACE Punjab launches three inquiries against PTI's Farrukh Habib". 11 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Faizullah Kamoka leaves PTI, condemns May 9 incidents". ARY News. 22 May 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.


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