Khwaja Ghulam Rasool Koreja Explained

Khwaja Ghulam Rasool Koreja
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:1 June 2013
Term End:31 May 2018
Constituency:NA-192 (Rahim Yar Khan-I)
Birth Date:21 October 1970
Birth Place:Liaquatpur, Rahim Yar Khan District
Residence:Muhallah Korejgan Shidani Sharif Tehsil Liaquatpur, Rahim Yar Khan District[1]
Residence2:Islamabad
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan People's Party (2013-2022; since 2023)
Otherparty:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2022-2023)

Khwaja Ghulam Rasool Koreja (; born 21 October 1970) is a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 21 October 1970.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-192 (Rahim Yar Khan-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He received 80,823 votes and defeated Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Alam Anwar, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[8]

In October 2017, he was appointed as chairperson of the standing committees of the National Assembly on narcotics control.[9] Mr. Syed Mobeen Ahmed from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) defeated him in the 2018 Pakistani general election by 8000 votes.[10] Mr. Ghulam Rasool left the PPP in August 2022. He met Imran Khan on 15 September 2022, and formally joined the PTI.[11]

He left the PTI and rejoined the PPP on 31 May 2023 due to the 2023 Pakistani protests.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Assembly of Pakistan .
  2. Web site: Detail Information. 11 July 2017. 26 April 2014. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140426013345/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=192. 26 April 2014.
  3. News: PML-N not sole beneficiary of 'rejected votes' in 2013 polls. 6 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 7 December 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115043/https://www.dawn.com/news/1149309. 5 March 2017.
  4. News: SC reserves judgment in poll dispute case. 6 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 26 September 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307045406/https://www.dawn.com/news/1134404. 7 March 2017.
  5. News: Election tribunal resumes work after restoration. 6 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 29 October 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307045036/https://www.dawn.com/news/1052600/election-tribunal-resumes-work-after-restoration. 7 March 2017.
  6. News: PML-N scored from where it lost in general elections. 6 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210236/http://nation.com.pk/national/11-Dec-2015/pml-n-scored-from-where-it-lost-in-general-elections. 6 March 2017.
  7. News: Bahawalpur: Recounting ordered in NA-192. 6 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307044712/http://nation.com.pk/national/14-May-2014/bahawalpur-recounting-ordered-in-na-192. 7 March 2017.
  8. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.
  9. News: Junaidi . Ikram . Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed . 13 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 12 October 2017.
  10. Web site: NA-175 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv .
  11. Web site: Leaders of PML-N, PPP and QWP leaders join PTI . 15 September 2022 .
  12. Web site: News Desk . 2023-05-31 . Former PTI lawmakers from South Punjab join PPP . 2023-05-31 . The Express Tribune.

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