Akbar S. Babar is a Pakistani politician. Akbar S Babar is a founding member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ( پاکستان تحریک انصاف)
Akbar S. Babar | |
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| Born | Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Civil Engineer |
| Known for | Role in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf foreign funding case |
| Office | Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Member |
| Parent | Abdul Majeed Babar (father) |
Early life
editBabar hails from Balochistan. He is a civil engineer by profession, while his father Abdul Majeed Babar is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Pakistan Army. Before joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, he started his professional career as a Project Director at USAID in 1992. After leaving the job, he worked for some time in United Nations projects in Balochistan and after that he started a consultancy in the social sector.[1]
Political career
editIn the general elections held in 1997, he contested the National Assembly election from Chagai District of Balochistan in which he got around 1500 votes. Babar has also served as the Information Secretary of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf.[1]
Expulsion from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
editIn 2011 party had expelled Babar and revoked his membership, following all legal procedures. [2]
PTI Websites Blocked in Pakistan
editBabar had filed a petition in 2014 against the irregularities in party funds of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the Election Commission, on which the Scrutiny Committee of ECP conducted 96 hearings in the court. Babar had alleged that lakhs of dollars were transferred to PTI's bank accounts through two offshore companies and PTI kept these bank accounts secret from the Election Commission.[3]
On 2 August 2022, the Election Commission of Pakistan has said in its decision that the allegations of taking prohibited funds from abroad against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan have been proved. The Election Commission has issued a show-cause notice to PTI as to why these funds should not be confiscated and at the same time has announced to send the matter to the federal government. Tehreek-e-Insaf has announced to challenge this decision in court.[4][5]
Addressing a press conference, PTI's central spokesperson dismissed the objections, saying they lacked any legal standing due to his departure from PTI thirteen years ago. [6]
References
edit- ^ a b "پی ٹی آئی فنڈنگ کیس کے مرکزی کردار اکبر ایس بابر کون ہیں؟" [Who is Akbar S. Babar, the protagonist of the TTI funding case?]. BBC News اردو (in Urdu).
- ^ "PTI rejects Babar's claims of 'sham' party polls". The Express Tribune. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (November 15, 2014). "PTI member seeks probe into misuse of party funds". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Desk, Web (August 2, 2022). "Prohibited funding proved in PTI case, says petitioner counsel". ARY NEWS.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "7 years: A timeline of the convoluted saga that is the PTI's prohibited funding case". DAWN.COM. August 2, 2022.
- ^ "PTI rejects S Babar's 'irrelevant' objections". The Express Tribune. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-07.