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| honorific-prefix    = [[Makhdoom|Makhdum]]
| honorific-prefix    = [[Makhdoom]]
| name                = Khusro Bakhtyar
| name                = Khusro Bakhtiar
| image              = Khusro Bakhtiar speech.jpg
| image              = Khusro Bakhtiar speech.jpg
| office             = [[Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Industries & Production]]
| office             = [[Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Industries & Production]]
| term_start         = 17 April 2021
| term_start         = 17 April 2021
| term_end           =  
| term_end           = 10 April 2022
| primeminister     = [[Imran Khan]]
| primeminister       = [[Imran Khan]]
| successor         =  
| successor           =  
| predecessor       = [[Hammad Azhar]]
| predecessor         = [[Hammad Azhar]]
| office1             = [[Ministry of Finance and Revenue|Federal Minister for Economic Affairs]]
| office1             = [[Ministry of Finance and Revenue|Federal Minister for Economic Affairs]]
| term_start1         = 6 April 2020
| term_start1         = 6 April 2020
| term_end1           = 17 April 2021
| term_end1           = 17 April 2021
| president1           = [[Arif Alvi]]
| president1         = [[Arif Alvi]]
| primeminister1       = [[Imran Khan]]
| primeminister1     = [[Imran Khan]]
| predecessor1         = [[Hammad Azhar]]
| predecessor1       = [[Hammad Azhar]]
| successor1          = [[Omar Ayub Khan]]
| successor1          = [[Omar Ayub Khan]]
| office2            = [[Ministry of National Food Security and Research|Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research]]
| office2            = [[Ministry of National Food Security and Research|Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research]]
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| president5          = [[Pervez Musharraf]]
| president5          = [[Pervez Musharraf]]
| primeminister5      = [[Shaukat Aziz]]
| primeminister5      = [[Shaukat Aziz]]
| minister5         = [[Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri]]
| minister5           = [[Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri]]
| office6            = [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (Pakistan)|Advisor to Chief Minister of Punjab]] (Provincial Minister of Punjab)
| office6            = [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (Pakistan)|Advisor to Chief Minister of Punjab]] (Provincial Minister of Punjab)
| term_start6        = 1997
| term_start6        = 1997
| term_end6          = 1999
| term_end6          = 1999
| 1blankname5        = Chief Minister
| 1blankname5        = Chief Minister
| 1namedata5          = [[Shahbaz Sharif]]
| 1namedata5          = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
| office7            = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| office7            = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start7        = 13 August 2018
| term_start7        = 13 August 2018
| term_end7          =  
| term_end7          = 20 January 2023
| constituency6      = NA-177 (Rahimyarkhan-III)
| constituency6      =  
| term_start8        = 1 June 2013
| term_start8        = 1 June 2013
| term_end8          = 31 May 2018
| term_end8          = 31 May 2018
| constituency7      = NA-194 (Rahimyarkhan-III)
| constituency7      = [[NA-177 (Rahim Yar Khan-III)]]
| term_start9        = 10 October 2002
| term_start9        = 10 October 2002
| term_end9          = 15 February 2008
| term_end9          = 15 February 2008
| constituency8      = NA-194 (Rahimyarkhan-III)
| constituency8      = NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III)
| office10             = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]
| office10           = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]
| term_start10         = 1997
| term_start10       = 1997
| term_end10           = 1999
| term_end10         = 1999
| constituency10       = PP-236 (Rahimyarkhan-V)
| constituency10     = PP-236 (Rahim Yar Khan-V)
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|7|7}}
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|7|7}}
| birth_place        =  
| birth_place        = [[Rahim Yar Khan]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| party              = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
| party              = [[Awaam Pakistan|AP]] (2025-present)
| nationality        = {{flag|Pakistan|name=Pakistani}}
| otherparty          = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] (2018-2022)<br>[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (2013-2018)<br>[[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|PML(Q)]] (2008-2013)<br>[[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|PML(Q)]] (2001-2008)<br>[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (1997-1999)<br>[[Pakistan People’s Party|PPP]] (1993-1996)<br>[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (1997-2002)<br>
| relatives          = [[Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht]] (Brother)<ref>{{cite news |title=South Punjab group actively lobbying for Punjab CM slot |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/352981-south-punjab-group-actively-lobbying-for-punjab-cm-slot |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=The News |language=en}}</ref> <br/> Makhdum Omar Shehryar (Brother)
| nationality        = Pakistani
| alma_mater          = [[University of Punjab]], [[London School of Economics]],   [[Lincoln’s Inn]]
| relatives          = [[Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht]] (Brother)<ref>{{cite news |title=South Punjab group actively lobbying for Punjab CM slot |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/352981-south-punjab-group-actively-lobbying-for-punjab-cm-slot |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=The News |language=en}}</ref> <br /> Makhdum Omar Shehryar (Brother)
| alma_mater          = [[University of Punjab]], [[London School of Economics]], [[Lincoln's Inn]]
| native_name        = {{nq|مخدوم خسرو بختیار}}
}}
}}


'''Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|مخدوم خسرو بختیار}}}}; born 7 July 1969) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who is currently serving as Pakistan’s [[Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Industries & Production.]] Previously, he has served as [[Ministry of Finance and Revenue|Federal Minister of Economic Affairs]], [[Ministry of National Food Security and Research|Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research]] and [[Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives|Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms]] in the [[Imran Khan ministry|PTI Government]] under the leadership of Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]]. He has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from 2002 to 2008, 2013 to 2018 and 2018 till date.
'''Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar''' ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|مخدوم خسرو بختیار}}}}; born 7 July 1967) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who recently served as Pakistan's [[Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Industries & Production.]] Previously, he has served as [[Ministry of Finance and Revenue|Federal Minister of Economic Affairs]], [[Ministry of National Food Security and Research|Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research]] and [[Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives|Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms]] in the [[Imran Khan ministry|PTI Government]] under the leadership of Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]]. He had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from 2002 to 2008, 2013 to 2018 and 2018 till 2023.


Previously, he was a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from 1997 to 1999 and served as provincial advisor to the [[Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan|Chief Minister of Punjab]]. During his first tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as [[Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Foreign Affairs]] from September 2004 to November 2007 in the Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister [[Shaukat Aziz]].
Previously, he was a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from 1997 to 1999 and served as provincial advisor to the then [[Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan|Chief Minister]], [[Shehbaz Sharif]]. During his first tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as [[Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Foreign Affairs]] from September 2004 to November 2007 in the Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister [[Shaukat Aziz]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Bakhtyar was born on 7 July 1969.<ref name="dawn/6sept2004" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=194|accessdate=11 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419142637/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=194|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref> He hails from [[Mian Wali Qureshian]], a village in the [[Saraikistan|Saraiki]] Belt region of Pakistan and belongs to a prominent political family.
Bakhtyar was born on 7 July 1967.<ref name="dawn/6sept2004" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=194|accessdate=11 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419142637/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=194|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref> He hails from [[Mian Wali Qureshian]], a village in the [[Rahim Yar Khan District]] of Punjab and belongs to a prominent political family.


He graduated from the [[University of Punjab]] in 1990, and received an [[LLB]] (Hons.) [[Academic degree|degree]]  in 1994 from the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]] and a Bar-at-Law degree from [[Lincoln's Inn]], [[United Kingdom]] in 1995.<ref name="dawn/6sept2004">{{cite news|title=Educational background of state ministers|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/369652|accessdate=8 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=6 September 2004|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810092608/https://www.dawn.com/news/369652|archivedate=10 August 2017}}</ref>
He graduated from the [[University of Punjab]] in 1990, and received an [[LLB]] (Hons.) [[Academic degree|degree]]  in 1994 from the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]] and a Bar-at-Law degree from [[Lincoln's Inn]], [[United Kingdom]] in 1995.<ref name="dawn/6sept2004">{{cite news|title=Educational background of state ministers|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/369652|accessdate=8 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=6 September 2004|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810092608/https://www.dawn.com/news/369652|archivedate=10 August 2017}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Bakhtyar has been active in Pakistan’s political arena from the late 1990s and remains a major player.
[[File:Khusro Bakhtiar speaking.jpg|thumb|Bakhtiar speaking at a political rally, 2018 elections]]
[[File:Khusro Bakhtiar speaking.jpg|thumb|Bakhtiar speaking at a political rally, 2018 elections]]


He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency PP-236 (Rahim Yar Khan-V) in [[1997 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gill|first1=Majeed|title=A number of aliens in R.Y. Khan|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/58788|accessdate=8 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=25 September 2002|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912135141/https://www.dawn.com/news/58788|archivedate=12 September 2017}}</ref> He received 19,736 votes and defeated Makhdoom Ashfaq Ahmad, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97">{{cite web |title=Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97 |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=11 August 2018}}</ref>
He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency PP-236 (Rahim Yar Khan-V) in the [[1997 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gill|first1=Majeed|title=A number of aliens in R.Y. Khan|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/58788|accessdate=8 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=25 September 2002|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912135141/https://www.dawn.com/news/58788|archivedate=12 September 2017}}</ref> He received 19,736 votes and defeated Makhdoom Ashfaq Ahmad, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97">{{cite web |title=Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97 |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=11 August 2018 |archive-date=30 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830191836/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>


He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-194|Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="dawn/6sept2004" /> He received 70,116 votes and defeated [[Makhdoom Shahabuddin]]. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-291 (Rahim Yar Khan-VII) but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 election result |url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref>
He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-194|Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III)]] in the [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="dawn/6sept2004" /> He received 70,116 votes and defeated [[Makhdoom Shahabuddin]]. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-291 (Rahim Yar Khan-VII) but he was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 election result |url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=1 September 2018 |archive-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>


On 4 September 2004, he was inducted into the Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister [[Shaukat Aziz]]<ref>{{cite news |title=26 ministers of state take oath |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/396557 |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=5 September 2004}}</ref> and was appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.<ref name="dawn/6sept2004" /> He continued to serve as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs until 15 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of former Minister of State |url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/content.php?pageID=formermos |website=www.mofa.gov.pk |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |accessdate=1 September 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901092214/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/content.php?pageID=formermos |archivedate=1 September 2018}}</ref>
On 4 September 2004, he was inducted into the Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister [[Shaukat Aziz]]<ref>{{cite news |title=26 ministers of state take oath |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/396557 |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=5 September 2004}}</ref> and was appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.<ref name="dawn/6sept2004" /> He continued to serve as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs until 15 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of former Minister of State |url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/content.php?pageID=formermos |website=www.mofa.gov.pk |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |accessdate=1 September 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901092214/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/content.php?pageID=formermos |archivedate=1 September 2018}}</ref>


He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]], but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nawabs of Bahawalpur to play vital role in next general elections|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/03-Dec-2012/nawabs-of-bahawalpur-to-play-vital-role-in-next-general-elections|accessdate=8 May 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409111038/http://nation.com.pk/national/03-Dec-2012/nawabs-of-bahawalpur-to-play-vital-role-in-next-general-elections|archivedate=9 April 2017}}</ref> He received 42,442 votes and lost the seat to Makhdoom Shahabuddin.<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 election result |url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref>
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in the [[2008 Pakistani general election]], but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nawabs of Bahawalpur to play vital role in next general elections|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/03-Dec-2012/nawabs-of-bahawalpur-to-play-vital-role-in-next-general-elections|accessdate=8 May 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409111038/http://nation.com.pk/national/03-Dec-2012/nawabs-of-bahawalpur-to-play-vital-role-in-next-general-elections|archivedate=9 April 2017}}</ref> He received 42,442 votes and lost the seat to Makhdoom Shahabuddin.<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 election result |url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=1 September 2018 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>


He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of National Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429872-list-of-winners-of-national-assembly-seats|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref> He received 64,272 votes and defeated Makhdoom Shahabuddin. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-195 (Rahim Yar Khan-IV) but was unsuccessful. He received 46,897 votes and lost the seat to [[Mustafa Mehmood]].<ref name="ecp/2013">{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref> In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-289 (Rahimyar Khan-V).<ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref> He received 25,898 votes and defeated Mian Muhammad Aslam Advocate.<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 election result |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref> Following the election, he abandoned his Punjab Assembly seat in favor of the National Assembly seat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1224 |website=www.pap.gov.pk |publisher=Punjab Assembly |accessdate=1 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in the [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of National Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429872-list-of-winners-of-national-assembly-seats|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref> He received 64,272 votes and defeated Makhdoom Shahabuddin. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-195 (Rahim Yar Khan-IV) but was unsuccessful. He received 46,897 votes and lost the seat to [[Mustafa Mehmood]].<ref name="ecp/2013">{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 April 2018|archive-date=1 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-289 (Rahimyar Khan-V).<ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref> He received 25,898 votes and defeated Mian Muhammad Aslam Advocate.<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 election result |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=1 September 2018 |archive-date=20 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120053951/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following the election, he abandoned his Punjab Assembly seat in favor of the National Assembly seat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1224 |website=www.pap.gov.pk |publisher=Punjab Assembly |accessdate=1 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref>


On 23 May 2013, he joined PML-N.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=43 newly elected legislators join PML-N|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1013019|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=23 May 2013}}</ref> In 2017 he was made [http://www.na.gov.pk/foreignaffairs/?q=node/98 Chairman House Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs]
On 23 May 2013, he joined PML-N.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=43 newly elected legislators join PML-N|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1013019|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=23 May 2013}}</ref> In 2017 he was made [http://www.na.gov.pk/foreignaffairs/?q=node/98 Chairman House Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs]


In March 2018, he became business partner of [[Jahangir Khan Tareen]] after they together purchased a sugar mill for Rs 27 billion. This triggered speculation that he might join PTI soon.<ref>{{cite news |title=PML-N's Khusro Bakhtiar, PTI's Jahangir Tareen become business partners |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pml-ns-khusro-bakhtiar-ptis-jahangir-tareen-become-business-partners/ |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=Daily Pakistan Global}}</ref>
In March 2018, he became business partner of [[Jahangir Khan Tareen]] after they together purchased a sugar mill for Rs 27 billion. This triggered speculation that he might join PTI soon.<ref>{{cite news |title=PML-N's Khusro Bakhtiar, PTI's Jahangir Tareen become business partners |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pml-ns-khusro-bakhtiar-ptis-jahangir-tareen-become-business-partners/ |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=Daily Pakistan Global |archive-date=1 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901182904/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pml-ns-khusro-bakhtiar-ptis-jahangir-tareen-become-business-partners/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


On 9 April 2018, Bakhtyar, together with seven other PML-N parliamentarians, quit the PML-N and formed a new group under the name of "Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaaz".<ref>{{cite news |title=Seraiki iceberg: Eight lawmakers jump PML-N ship {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1681335/1-pml-n-dealt-another-blow-eight-lawmakers-part-ways/ |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=The Express Tribune |date=9 April 2018}}</ref> The group accused PML-N for ignoring the southern part of Punjab and demanded the creation of separate province for southern Punjab.<ref>{{cite news|title=Major setback to PML-N as 8 more MPs quit party, form new faction|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/302374-major-setback-to-pml-n-as-8-more-mps-quit-party-forms-new-faction|accessdate=9 April 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Another jolt to ruling PML-N|url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Apr-2018/another-jolt-to-ruling-pml-n|accessdate=10 April 2018|work=The Nation}}</ref> On 30 April, he resigned from his National Assembly seat in protest.<ref>{{cite news |title=Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar resigns as MNA |url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/30-04-2018/makhdoom-khusro-bakhtiar-resigns-as-mna |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=Radio Pakistan |date=30 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
On 9 April 2018, Bakhtyar, together with seven other PML-N parliamentarians, quit the PML-N and formed a new group under the name of "Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaaz".<ref>{{cite news |title=Seraiki iceberg: Eight lawmakers jump PML-N ship {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1681335/1-pml-n-dealt-another-blow-eight-lawmakers-part-ways/ |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=The Express Tribune |date=9 April 2018}}</ref> The group accused PML-N for ignoring the southern part of Punjab and demanded the creation of separate province for southern Punjab.<ref>{{cite news|title=Major setback to PML-N as 8 more MPs quit party, form new faction|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/302374-major-setback-to-pml-n-as-8-more-mps-quit-party-forms-new-faction|accessdate=9 April 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Another jolt to ruling PML-N|url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Apr-2018/another-jolt-to-ruling-pml-n|accessdate=10 April 2018|work=The Nation}}</ref> On 30 April, he resigned from his National Assembly seat in protest.<ref>{{cite news |title=Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar resigns as MNA |url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/30-04-2018/makhdoom-khusro-bakhtiar-resigns-as-mna |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=Radio Pakistan |date=30 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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On 9 May 2018, Junoobi Punjab Sooba Mahaaz (JPSM) merged with [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) after the latter promised to create a South Punjab province on administrative grounds.<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI absorbs Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaz after promising new province in south Punjab |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1406603 |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=9 May 2018}}</ref> Subsequently, Bakhtyar joined PTI after signing an agreement with PTI chairman [[Imran Khan]] on the promise of the creation of a South Punjab province and an equitable distribution of resources to the region.<ref>{{cite news |title=JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1706023/1-pti-reinforced-south-punjab-pml-n-defectors/ |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=The Express Tribune |date=9 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Raza|first=Syed Irfan|date=10 May 2018|title=JPSM, PTI join hands, vow to create new province in Punjab|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1406756|access-date=5 October 2021|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>
On 9 May 2018, Junoobi Punjab Sooba Mahaaz (JPSM) merged with [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) after the latter promised to create a South Punjab province on administrative grounds.<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI absorbs Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaz after promising new province in south Punjab |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1406603 |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=9 May 2018}}</ref> Subsequently, Bakhtyar joined PTI after signing an agreement with PTI chairman [[Imran Khan]] on the promise of the creation of a South Punjab province and an equitable distribution of resources to the region.<ref>{{cite news |title=JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1706023/1-pti-reinforced-south-punjab-pml-n-defectors/ |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=The Express Tribune |date=9 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Raza|first=Syed Irfan|date=10 May 2018|title=JPSM, PTI join hands, vow to create new province in Punjab|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1406756|access-date=5 October 2021|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>


He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency [[NA-177 (Rahim Yar Khan-III)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]] after securing 100,768 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Makhdoom Khusroo Bakhtiar of PTI wins NA-177 election |url=https://www.brecorder.com/2018/07/26/430535/makhdoom-khusroo-bakhtiar-of-pti-wins-na-177-election/ |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=brecorder}}</ref>
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency [[NA-177 (Rahim Yar Khan-III)]] in the [[2018 Pakistani general election]] after securing 100,768 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Makhdoom Khusroo Bakhtiar of PTI wins NA-177 election |url=https://www.brecorder.com/2018/07/26/430535/makhdoom-khusroo-bakhtiar-of-pti-wins-na-177-election/ |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=brecorder}}</ref>


On 18 August, [[Imran Khan]] formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Bakhtyar was named as [[Ministry of Water Resources (Pakistan)|Minister for Water Resources]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427792/pm-imran-khan-finalises-names-of-21-member-cabinet |accessdate=18 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=18 August 2018}}</ref> However, on 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as [[Ministry of Planning and Development (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms]] in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification - 20 August 2018 |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/noti-fm-20-08-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet |accessdate=25 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New planning minister briefed on dams, CPEC |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/357844-new-planning-minister-briefed-on-dams-cpec |accessdate=25 August 2018 |work=The News |language=en}}</ref>
On 18 August, [[Imran Khan]] formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Bakhtyar was named as [[Ministry of Water Resources (Pakistan)|Minister for Water Resources]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427792/pm-imran-khan-finalises-names-of-21-member-cabinet |accessdate=18 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=18 August 2018}}</ref> However, on 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as [[Ministry of Planning and Development (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms]] in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification - 20 August 2018 |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/noti-fm-20-08-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet |accessdate=25 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New planning minister briefed on dams, CPEC |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/357844-new-planning-minister-briefed-on-dams-cpec |accessdate=25 August 2018 |work=The News |language=en}}</ref>
On 19 November 2019, he was appointed as [[Ministry of National Food Security & Research|Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research]] and served in that position until a perceived conflict of interest arose due to his sugar business, after which he resigned on 6 April 2020.<ref>https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/11/19/khusro-bakhtiar-reluctant-to-take-charge-of-food-ministry/amp/</ref> He was appointed [[Government of Pakistan|Minister of Economic Affairs]] after a cabinet reshuffle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brecorder.com/2020/04/06/586858/khusro-bakhtiar-resigns-as-federal-minister-of-national-food-security/amp/|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Khusro Bakhtiar named Economic Affairs Minister|website=www.brecorder.com|access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref>
On 19 November 2019, he was appointed as [[Ministry of National Food Security & Research|Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research]] and served in that position until a perceived conflict of interest arose due to his sugar business, after which he resigned on 6 April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/11/19/khusro-bakhtiar-reluctant-to-take-charge-of-food-ministry/amp/|title=Amp}}</ref> He was appointed [[Government of Pakistan|Minister of Economic Affairs]] after a cabinet reshuffle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/586858/|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Khusro Bakhtiar named Economic Affairs Minister|website=www.brecorder.com|date=6 April 2020|access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref> After a year of holding the Economic Affairs portfolio, Bakhtiar was made [[Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan)|Federal Minister of Industries & Production]], a position which he held until the end of the Imran Khan government on 10th April, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaudhry |first=Dawn com {{!}} Fahad |date=2022-04-09 |title=Imran Khan loses no-trust vote, prime ministerial term comes to unceremonious end |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1684168 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> He was also appointed president for the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] South [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] chapter in December, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Amir |date=2021-12-26 |title=Imran nominates new PTI office-bearers at centre, provinces |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1665829 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> In May, 2023, Bakhtiar announced his decision to leave party positions, saying the “May 9 incidents” led him to reevaluate his alignment with PTI’s ideology. Bakhtiar revealed his plan to resign from key positions, including his membership in the core committee and presidency of the South Punjab chapter. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1756180/ptis-khusro-bakhtiar-decides-to-leave-party-positions-over-may-9-violence | title=PTI's Khusro Bakhtiar decides to leave party positions over May 9 violence | date=27 May 2023 }}</ref>


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Makhdoom
Khusro Bakhtiar
مخدوم خسرو بختیار
Federal Minister for Industries & Production
In office
17 April 2021 – 10 April 2022
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byHammad Azhar
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs
In office
6 April 2020 – 17 April 2021
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byHammad Azhar
Succeeded byOmar Ayub Khan
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research
In office
19 November 2019 – 6 April 2020
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded bySahabzada Mehboob Sultan
Succeeded bySyed Fakhar Imam
Federal Minister for Planning Development & Reform
In office
20 August 2018 – 18 November 2019
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byShamshad Akhtar (caretaker)
Succeeded byAsad Umar
Chairman Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
In office
28 September 2017 – 31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Federal Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (MSFA)
In office
4 September 2004 – 15 November 2007
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz
MinisterKhurshid Mahmood Kasuri
Chief MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Advisor to Chief Minister of Punjab (Provincial Minister of Punjab)
In office
1997–1999
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 20 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-177 (Rahim Yar Khan-III)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III)
In office
10 October 2002 – 15 February 2008
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
1997–1999
ConstituencyPP-236 (Rahim Yar Khan-V)
Personal details
Born (1967-07-07) 7 July 1967 (age 59)
Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyAP (2025-present)
Other political
affiliations		PTI (2018-2022)
PMLN (2013-2018)
PML(Q) (2008-2013)
PML(Q) (2001-2008)
PMLN (1997-1999)
PPP (1993-1996)
PMLN (1997-2002)
RelativesMakhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht (Brother)[1]
Makhdum Omar Shehryar (Brother)
Alma materUniversity of Punjab, London School of Economics, Lincoln's Inn

Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; born 7 July 1967) is a Pakistani politician who recently served as Pakistan's Federal Minister for Industries & Production. Previously, he has served as Federal Minister of Economic Affairs, Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research and Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms in the PTI Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2008, 2013 to 2018 and 2018 till 2023.

Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1997 to 1999 and served as provincial advisor to the then Chief Minister, Shehbaz Sharif. During his first tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from September 2004 to November 2007 in the Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Bakhtyar was born on 7 July 1967.[2][3] He hails from Mian Wali Qureshian, a village in the Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab and belongs to a prominent political family.

He graduated from the University of Punjab in 1990, and received an LLB (Hons.) degree in 1994 from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bar-at-Law degree from Lincoln's Inn, United Kingdom in 1995.[2]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Bakhtiar speaking at a political rally, 2018 elections

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-236 (Rahim Yar Khan-V) in the 1997 Pakistani general election.[4] He received 19,736 votes and defeated Makhdoom Ashfaq Ahmad, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[5]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 70,116 votes and defeated Makhdoom Shahabuddin. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-291 (Rahim Yar Khan-VII) but he was unsuccessful.[6]

On 4 September 2004, he was inducted into the Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz[7] and was appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.[2] He continued to serve as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs until 15 November 2007.[8]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in the 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[9] He received 42,442 votes and lost the seat to Makhdoom Shahabuddin.[10]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[11] He received 64,272 votes and defeated Makhdoom Shahabuddin. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-195 (Rahim Yar Khan-IV) but was unsuccessful. He received 46,897 votes and lost the seat to Mustafa Mehmood.[12] In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-289 (Rahimyar Khan-V).[13] He received 25,898 votes and defeated Mian Muhammad Aslam Advocate.[14] Following the election, he abandoned his Punjab Assembly seat in favor of the National Assembly seat.[15]

On 23 May 2013, he joined PML-N.[16] In 2017 he was made Chairman House Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs

In March 2018, he became business partner of Jahangir Khan Tareen after they together purchased a sugar mill for Rs 27 billion. This triggered speculation that he might join PTI soon.[17]

On 9 April 2018, Bakhtyar, together with seven other PML-N parliamentarians, quit the PML-N and formed a new group under the name of "Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaaz".[18] The group accused PML-N for ignoring the southern part of Punjab and demanded the creation of separate province for southern Punjab.[19][20] On 30 April, he resigned from his National Assembly seat in protest.[21]

On 9 May 2018, Junoobi Punjab Sooba Mahaaz (JPSM) merged with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after the latter promised to create a South Punjab province on administrative grounds.[22] Subsequently, Bakhtyar joined PTI after signing an agreement with PTI chairman Imran Khan on the promise of the creation of a South Punjab province and an equitable distribution of resources to the region.[23][24]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-177 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in the 2018 Pakistani general election after securing 100,768 votes.[25]

On 18 August, Imran Khan formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Bakhtyar was named as Minister for Water Resources.[26] However, on 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.[27][28] On 19 November 2019, he was appointed as Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research and served in that position until a perceived conflict of interest arose due to his sugar business, after which he resigned on 6 April 2020.[29] He was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs after a cabinet reshuffle.[30] After a year of holding the Economic Affairs portfolio, Bakhtiar was made Federal Minister of Industries & Production, a position which he held until the end of the Imran Khan government on 10th April, 2022.[31] He was also appointed president for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf South Punjab chapter in December, 2021.[32] In May, 2023, Bakhtiar announced his decision to leave party positions, saying the “May 9 incidents” led him to reevaluate his alignment with PTI’s ideology. Bakhtiar revealed his plan to resign from key positions, including his membership in the core committee and presidency of the South Punjab chapter. [33]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "South Punjab group actively lobbying for Punjab CM slot". The News. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Educational background of state ministers". DAWN.COM. 6 September 2004. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Gill, Majeed (25 September 2002). "A number of aliens in R.Y. Khan". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "26 ministers of state take oath". DAWN.COM. 5 September 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "List of former Minister of State". www.mofa.gov.pk. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Nawabs of Bahawalpur to play vital role in next general elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "List of winners of National Assembly seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "Profile". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  16. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (23 May 2013). "43 newly elected legislators join PML-N". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "PML-N's Khusro Bakhtiar, PTI's Jahangir Tareen become business partners". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Seraiki iceberg: Eight lawmakers jump PML-N ship | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "Major setback to PML-N as 8 more MPs quit party, form new faction". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Another jolt to ruling PML-N". The Nation. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar resigns as MNA". Radio Pakistan. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  22. ↑ "PTI absorbs Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaz after promising new province in south Punjab". DAWN.COM. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  24. ↑ Raza, Syed Irfan (10 May 2018). "JPSM, PTI join hands, vow to create new province in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  25. ↑ "Makhdoom Khusroo Bakhtiar of PTI wins NA-177 election". brecorder. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet". DAWN.COM. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  27. ↑ "Notification - 20 August 2018" (PDF). Cabinet. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  28. ↑ "New planning minister briefed on dams, CPEC". The News. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  29. ↑ "Amp".
  30. ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle: Khusro Bakhtiar named Economic Affairs Minister". www.brecorder.com. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  31. ↑ Chaudhry, Dawn com | Fahad (9 April 2022). "Imran Khan loses no-trust vote, prime ministerial term comes to unceremonious end". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  32. ↑ Wasim, Amir (26 December 2021). "Imran nominates new PTI office-bearers at centre, provinces". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  33. ↑ "PTI's Khusro Bakhtiar decides to leave party positions over May 9 violence". 27 May 2023.


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