Senator Dilawar Khan | |
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Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 12 March 2018 | |
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Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakist Muslim League N |
Dilawar Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, since March 2018.
He was nominated by Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) as its candidate in 2018 Pakistani Senate election. [1] However the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. [2]
Khan was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on Technocrat seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Senate election. [3] [4] He was backed in the election by PML-N [5] and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected. [6] He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018. [7]
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