Malik Sohail Khan

Malik Sohail Khan Kamrial is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from October 2018 till August 2023.

Political career

Khan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-56 (Attock-II) in 2018 Pakistani by-elections held on 14 October 2018.^[1][2]

Bogus cheque case

A case had been filed against the PML-N lawmaker at Model Town police station on January 29 for giving a bogus cheque. Khan fled from the local court in Gujranwala after the cancellation of bail in Rs. 60 million bogus cheque case on February 24, 2022. ^[3]

Clash with the Opposition

Though Khan won with a clear victory, he was accused by his major opposition Iman Waseem, who was an independent candidate backed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party. The accusation was such that Khan had rigged the results of the polling stations to give himself a final lead of over 10,000 votes. However, witnesses confirm that khan did not pay a visit to any polling stations and government-enrusted officials brought the officially calculated Polling results from every station. Hence, the accusation can be thought of as a fabricated attempt to dismantle the reputation of Khan and worsen the already precarious political situation in Pakistan.

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