Akbar Askani

Mir Akbar Askani
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 12 August 2023
ConstituencyPB-48 Kech-IV
In office
29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPB-50 Kech-III
Personal details
Born (1982-01-01) 1 January 1982 (age 42)
Mand (Kech District)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyBalochistan Awami Party (2018-present)
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2013-2018)
RelationsMalik Shah Gorgaij (Father-in-law)

Akbar Askani (born 1 January 1982)[1] is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from August 2018 to August 2023 and from May 2013 to May 2018.

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.[citation needed]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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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