Muhammad Zahid Durrani Explained

Muhammad Zahid Durrani
Office:	Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start:	29 May 2013
Term End:	28 May 2018
Constituency:	Constituency PK-24 (Mardan-II)
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]

Notes and References

1. News: PTI makes clean sweep in Mardan with 2 NA, 5 PA seats. 15 January 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180115032502/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429896. 15 January 2018.
2. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 29 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.
3. Web site: PTI chairman names and shames party members who 'sold votes' in Senate polls. The Dawn. April 18, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428011809/https://www.dawn.com/news/1402351. April 28, 2018.
4. News: Three PTI lawmakers join PPP ranks in K-P as defections continue - The Express Tribune. 27 April 2018. The Express Tribune. 26 April 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180427183846/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1696031/1-three-pti-lawmakers-join-ppp-ranks-k-p-defection-continues/. 27 April 2018.