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Farrukh Habib (born 13 August 1980) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till July 2022 and former Minister of State from April 2021 till April 2022, born in Faisalabad. He started his political career by joining the Insaf Students Federation (ISF). He was President of ISF Pakistan in the past as well as central deputy secretary general of PTI.




Political career


He contested the 2013 Pakistani general election as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII). He was defeated by Abid Sher Ali of PMLN by a heavy margin of 67,523 Votes in that election.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.
On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed him as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Railways.
On 28 April 2021, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed him as Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.
He resign from the Parliament of Pakistan, National Assembly on 10 April 2022 after no-confidence motion against Imran Khan.
In October 2023; Farrukh Habib announced to quit PTI while addressing a press conference. He levelled serious allegations against Chairman PTI Imran Khan. He also joined Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in that press conference.




Corruption Allegations


Farrukh Habib was summoned by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on charges of corruption, fraud, embezzlement and mis-use of power. He is facing the criminal proceeding on offences leading to 10 years imprisonment; if convicted.
The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab has launched three inquiries against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Farrukh Habib in February 2023.
ACE Punjab summoned Farrukh Habib to investigate his alleged involvement in three corruption cases. Habib had been summoned to Faisalabad on 11, 13 and 14 March 2023. He was again summoned on 4 April 2023 on charges of corruption in Public High Ways Department Faisalabad.
The ACE Punjab officials claimed that Habib ‘illegally’ built a petrol pump on the land of the Railway Department, whereas, he was allegedly involved in corruption during the year 2018 to 2022 in the Department of Parks and Horticulture. He is also alleged to have received high perks of bribery in different contracts of Faisalabad Development Authority.




Parting Ways with PTI


In October 2023; Farrukh Habib announced to quit PTI while addressing a press conference. He leveled serious allegations against Chairman PTI Imran Khan. He also joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in that press conference.




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