Mian Farrukh Habib Arshad (born 13 August 1980) is a

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politician who had been a member of the

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from August 2018 till July 2022 and former Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting from April 2021 till April 2022. 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. In 2020 he his in list of most senior leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf On 9 May 2023, he shares a video through his official handles, in which he addressed to his constituency people to out and come on D-Type pull, but after leaving the PTI he says in press conference i was sleeping and my wife said Imran Khan arrested and I was so unwell at the time that I fell asleep again and didn't understand anything.

Personal life

He is married person with one son.

Political career

In 2005, he start his political career to joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Student Federation (ISF). He contested the

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as a candidate of

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(PTI) from Constituency NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII). He was defeated by

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of PMLN by a heavy margin of 67,523 Votes in that election. He was elected to the

as a candidate of

(PTI) from Constituency NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII) in the

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. On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister

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appointed him as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for

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. On 28 April 2021, Prime Minister

appointed him as Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting. He resign from the

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on 10 April 2022 after

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. In October 2023, Farrukh Habib announced to quit PTI while addressing a press conference. He levelled serious allegations against Chairman PTI

. He also joined

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in that press conference.

Corruption Allegations

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. 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.

Parting Ways with PTI

In October 2023; Farrukh Habib announced to quit PTI while addressing a press conference. He leveled serious allegations against

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PTI

. He also joined the

in that press conference.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Habib, Farrukh Living people Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 1980 births