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Muhammad Zahid Durrani

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Muhammad Zahid Durrani
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
29 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyConstituency PK-24 (Mardan-II)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani

Muhammad Zahid Durrani is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from May 2013 to May 2018.

Political career

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He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PK-24 Mardan-II in 2013 Pakistani general election.[1] He received 12,302 votes and defeated a candidate of Awami National Party.[2]

In March 2018, he was accused of horse-trading in the 2018 Senate election. Following which Imran Khan announced to expel him from the party and served him a show cause notice, to explain his position.[3] In April 2018, he quit PTI and joined Pakistan Peoples Party.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "PTI makes clean sweep in Mardan with 2 NA, 5 PA seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. ^ "PTI chairman names and shames party members who 'sold votes' in Senate polls". The Dawn. April 18, 2018. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Three PTI lawmakers join PPP ranks in K-P as defections continue - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.