Bakht Baidar Explained

Bakht Baidar Khan
Office:Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
Constituency:PK-97 (Dir Lower-IV)
President:Asif Ali Zardari
Primeminister:Nawaz Sharif
Party:Qaumi Watan Party
Birth Date:1 January 1950
Birth Place:Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Website:http://qwp.org.pk
Term Start:2013
Term End:17 June 2022

Bakht Baidar (Urdu: بخت بیدار; 1 January 1950 – 17 June 2022)[1] was a Pakistani social worker and politician from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Political career

Baidar served as the secretary general of Qaumi Watan Party, which granted him a ticket for contesting elections on the PK-97 seat in the May 2013 general elections. He won by securing 10912 votes against Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan candidate who secured 7528 votes.[2]

He took oath as a Minister in the PTI led provincial government on 13 June 2013.[3]

Minister of Industries, Commerce & Labour 2013

Baidar was sacked in November 2013 just after a few months because of poor performance. QWP accused PTI of saving its own ministers at the cost of others and pledged to sit in opposition and play their role as opposition.[4]

Attack on Guest House

There were multiple attacks on the guest house of Bakht Baidar. The deadliest attack left six people dead and wounded four on the night of Eid Ul Fitr 2014. The funeral prayers of the dead were offered on Eid day, thus turning Eid into mourning. The dead included Muhammad Ishaq (brother of Bakht Baidar) and two policemen.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peoples Party leader Bakht Baidar dies . 18 June 2022 .
  2. Web site: Untitled Page . 17 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923233609/http://www.ecp.gov.pk/electionresult/Search.aspx?constituency=PA&constituencyid=PK-97 . 23 September 2015 .
  3. Web site: KPK to get 11 more ministers today | Saach.TV . 13 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130616170111/http://www.saach.tv/2013/06/13/kpk-to-get-11-more-ministers-today/ . 16 June 2013 .
  4. News: Opposition accuses PTI of saving own ministers at the cost of others. 14 November 2013. Dawn. 14 November 2013.
  5. Web site: Attack on ex-KP minister's guesthouse leaves 6 dead. 29 July 2014 . 29 July 2014.