Farrukh Habib | |
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| Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 29 April 2021 – 10 April 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Minister | Fawad Chaudhry |
| Member of theNational Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Abid Sher Ali |
| Succeeded by | Imran Khan Changaiz Ahmed Khan Kakar |
| Constituency | NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII) |
| Majority | 1,211 (%0.49) |
| FederalParliamentary Secretary forRailways | |
| In office 27 September 2018 – 28 April 2021 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Additional General SecretaryIPP | |
| Assumed office 20 October 2023 | |
| Patron In Chief | Aleem Khan Jahangir Tareen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1980-08-13)13 August 1980 (age 44) Faisalabad,Punjab,Pakistan |
| Political party | IPP (2023-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PTI (2013–2023) |
Farrukh Habib (born 13 August 1980) is aPakistani politician who had been a member of theNational 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.
He contested the2013 Pakistani general election as a candidate ofPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from ConstituencyNA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII). He was defeated byAbid Sher Ali ofPMLN by a heavy margin of 67,523 Votes in that election.
He was elected to theNational Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate ofPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from ConstituencyNA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII) in2018 Pakistani general election.[1][2]
On 27 September 2018, Prime MinisterImran Khan appointed him as FederalParliamentary Secretary forRailways.[3]
On 28 April 2021, Prime MinisterImran Khan appointed him as Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.[4]
He resign from theParliament of Pakistan,National Assembly of Pakistan on 10 April 2022 afterno-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 PTIImran Khan. He also joinedIPP in that press conference.[7]
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]
TheAnti-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]
In October 2023; Farrukh Habib announced to quit PTI while addressing a press conference. He leveled serious allegations againstChairman PTIImran Khan. He also joined theIPP in that press conference.[10]
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