1. Akhtar Mengal is a Pakistani politician from Balochistan who is the chairman of Balochistan National Party.
14 Facts About Akhtar Mengal
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Akhtar Mengal is serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024.
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Akhtar Mengal previously served as the Chief Minister of Balochistan between 1997 and 1998 and later as a member of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly.
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Akhtar Mengal was born on 6 October 1962 in Wadh, West Pakistan to the former Chief Minister of Balochistan Ataullah Akhtar Mengal.
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Akhtar Mengal returned to Pakistan on 25 March 2013 after ending four years of self exile in Dubai to participate in the 2013 general elections.
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Two candidates of the BNP, Esa Noori and Raouf Akhtar Mengal, won National Assembly seats from the Makran coastal region and Khuzdar, respectively.
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Akhtar Mengal took oath as a member of National Assembly of Pakistan on 13 August 2018.
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On 3 September 2024 Akhtar Mengal handed his resignation from the National Assembly of Pakistan citing the deteriorating situation in Balochistan.
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Akhtar Mengal was arrested in September 2006, along with around 700 other political workers, in a government crackdown in Balochistan.
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Akhtar Mengal was released on May 9,2008 and all charges against him were dropped by the Government of Sindh.
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On 25 March 2013, Akhtar Mengal returned to Pakistan from Dubai to take part in the general elections on 11 May 2013.
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Akhtar Mengal was arrested on 24 October 2024, for protest against reforms.
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Akhtar Mengal has been historically criticised by the Baloch insurgents as well as the security establishment.
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However, Akhtar Mengal has condemned the insurgents and publicly called for a political solution to the myriad problems in the province.