Muhammad Zahid Durrani

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

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

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

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.