Faisal Zaman

MPA
Faisal Zaman
Members of Public Safety Commission
In office
21 November 2016 – 28 May 2018
Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
In office
13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023
ConstituencyPK-42 (Haripur-III)
In office
31 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyPK-52 (Haripur-IV)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
PTI (2018-2022)
RelationsRaja Aamer Zaman (brother)
Parent
OccupationPolitician

Raja Faisal Zaman (Urdu: راجہ فیصل زمان) is a Pakistani politician hailing from Haripur District, who had been a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from August 2018 till January 2023.[1] He also served as the chairman and a member of different committees.[2][3][4][5][6]

Political career

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Faisal Zaman was elected as the member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on ticket of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from PK-52 (Haripur-IV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7] In 2018, he was expelled from PTI for allegedly selling his vote in the Senate polls.[8][9]

He ran again for the PK-42 Haripur seat in 2018 General Elections and won as an Independent candidate.[10] In 2021, he was arrested on murder case of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) provincial deputy general secretary Malik Tahir Iqbal.[11] In April 2022, he escaped from the MPA hostel which was declared as a sub-jail.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Faisal Zaman | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ "STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 16 ON IRRIGATION AND POWER DEPARTMENT". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ^ "STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 15 ON INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 10 ON FINANCE DEPARTMENT". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. ^ "STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 09 ON EXCISE AND TAXATION DEPARTMENT". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  6. ^ "STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 08 ON HIGHER EDUCATION, ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES DEPARTMENT". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  7. ^ Khawar Ghumman (3 April 2013). "PTI finalises names of candidates for KP". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  8. ^ "PTI names and shames MPAs who 'sold votes'". Daily Times. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  9. ^ Ashfaq, Mohammad (30 July 2018). "Most of ex-MPAs expelled by PTI bite the dust". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Notification" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. ^ Desk, BR Web (11 January 2021). "PTI's MPA Faisal Zaman arrested in Abbottabad over murder charges". Brecorder. Retrieved 24 October 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "PTI MPA Faisal Zaman flees from police custody in Peshawar". 24 News HD. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.