Akbar S. Babar
Akbar S. Babar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Civil Engineer |
| Known for | Role in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf foreign funding case |
| Office | Founding President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Balochistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (formerly) |
| Parent | Abdul Majeed Babar (father) |
Akbar S. Babar is a Pakistani politician known for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf foreign funding case. He was one of the founding members of PTI who stands against his party and its policies. He has also served as founding president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Balochistan.
Early life
Babae 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
In 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]
Foreign funding case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Babar 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.[2]
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.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b "پی ٹی آئی فنڈنگ کیس کے مرکزی کردار اکبر ایس بابر کون ہیں؟". BBC News اردو.
- ^ 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.