Haleem Adil Sheikh (; born 22 February 1966) is a

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politician who had been a member of the

Provincial Assembly of Sindh The Provincial Assembly of Sindh is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, its provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakis ...

from August 2018 to August 2023, and had served as Leader of the Opposition of the

from January 2021 to July 2023. Sheikh served as the parliamentary leader of the

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

(PTI) in

from August 2018 to January 2021, and is currently the President of PTI for

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Political career

Sheikh was elected to the

as a candidate of

from constituency PS-99 (Karachi East-I) in the

2018 Sindh provincial election Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 13th Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 25 July 2018, alongside nationwide 2018 Pakistani general election, general elections and three other provincial e ...

. In January 2021, he was appointed as leader of Opposition of Sindh Assembly. His house was raided by the

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on 16 May 2022. On 26 July, Sheikh was removed as the Opposition Leader of Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Sheikh was arrested on 25 August 2022 by the Anti-Encroachment Force (AEF) in connection with a land-grabbing case. The AEF produced him in the court of Malir’s judicial magistrate. He was released from jail on 9 September 2022 after a court accepted his bail plea. On 2 June 2023, he was appointed as the President of PTI's

chapter by

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, the chairman of the PTI. On 30 August 2023, Haleem Adil Sheikh was arrested from outside the court building and Police bundled him off to an undisclosed location. On 31 January 2024, his release from jail was ordered by the Karachi city court after he was discharged in a case related to the

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. Following this, on 16 February 2024, he was released from his imprisonment on bail. He ran from the National Assembly seat NA-238 Karachi East-IV in the

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but officially lost the seat to Sadiq Iftikhar, a candidate of the

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(MQM-P). Following this, he and PTI have claimed that the seat was rigged using Form 47s. Sheikh stated that the fact that PTI won more votes on Form 45s was evidence of the party's election victory. Sheikh and PTI challenged 20

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seats in

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and two in

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, claiming that PTI had won them instead of the MQM-P. Sheikh also forwarded claims that 38

Sindh Assembly The Provincial Assembly of Sindh is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, its provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan ...

seats were rigged. He stated that PTI collected Form 45s and proof that 22 National Assembly seats including his own, NA-238 Karachi East-IV were rigged in favor of MQM-P. He has moved to challenge the election results of his constituency in the

Sindh High Court The High Court of Sindh () ( Sindhi: سنڌ ھائي ڪورٽ) is the highest judicial institution of the Pakistani province of Sindh. Established in 1906, the Court situated in the provincial capital at Karachi. Apart from being the highest ...

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Sheikh has been a staunch critic of the

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(PPP) and Chief Minister

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. He stated in June 2024 that

had not seen any proper development for 15 years under the PPP provincial government. Sheikh has stated that billions of rupees were allocated in budgets but they did not result in any development in the province. Sheikh has primarily criticized the education department of Murad Ali Shah for widespread closures of schools in the province and scandals in budgeting. He has also been a staunch critic of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan and has been a leading figure in alleging the 2024 Pakistani general elections were rigged. Sheikh has also affirmed support for

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