Haleem Adil Sheikh

Pakistani politician

Haleem Adil Sheikh
Leader of the Opposition Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
26 January 2021 – 26 July 2023
Preceded byFirdous Shamim Naqvi
Succeeded byRana Ansar
President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Sindh
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 June 2023
ChairmanImran Khan
Gohar Ali Khan
Preceded byAli Haider Zaidi
In office
21 July 2019 – 23 December 2022
ChairmanImran Khan
Succeeded byAli Haider Zaidi[1]
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-99 (Karachi East-I)
Personal details
Born (1966-02-22) 22 February 1966 (age 58)[2]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPTI (2018-present)
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (till 2016)[3]
Spouse
Dua Bhutto
​
(m. 2018)​
[4]

Haleem Adil Sheikh (Urdu: حلیم عادل شیخ; born 22 February 1966) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023,[5] and had served as Leader of the Opposition of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from January 2021 to July 2023. Sheikh served as the parliamentary leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to January 2021, and is currently the President of PTI for Sindh.

Political career

Sheikh was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from constituency PS-99 (Karachi East-I) in 2018 Sindh provincial election.[6]

In January 2021, he was appointed as leader of Opposition of Sindh Assembly.[7] His house was raided by the Sindh Police on 16 May 2022.[8] Sheikh was arrested on 25 August 2022 by the Anti-Encroachment Force (AEF) in connection with a land-grabbing case. The AEF produced him in the court of Malir’s judicial magistrate.[9] He was released from jail on 9 September 2022 after a court accepted his bail plea.[10] On 26 July, Sheikh was removed as the Opposition Leader of Provincial Assembly of Sindh. [11] On 2 June 2023, he was appointed as the President of PTI's Sindh chapter by Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI.[12]

On 30 August 2023, Haleem Adil Sheikh was arrested from outside the court building and Police bundled him off to an undisclosed location.[13] On 31 January 2024, his release from jail was ordered by the Karachi city court after he was discharged in a case related to the May 9 riots.[14] Following this, on 16 February 2024, he was released from jail on bail.[15]

He ran from the National Assembly seat NA-238 Karachi East-IV in the 2024 Pakistani general election but officially lost the seat to Sadiq Iftikhar, a candidate of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P). Following this, he and PTI have claimed that the seat was rigged using Form 47s. Sheikh stated that the fact that PTI won more votes on Form 45s was evidence of the party's election victory.[16]

Sheikh and PTI challenged 20 National Assembly seats in Karachi and two in Hyderabad, claiming that PTI had won them instead of the MQM-P. Sheikh also forwarded claims that 38 Sindh Assembly seats were rigged. He stated that PTI collected Form 45s and proof that 22 National Assembly seats including his own, NA-238 Karachi East-IV were rigged in favor of MQM-P.[17] He has moved to challenge the election results of his constituency in the Sindh High Court.[18]

Views

Sheikh has been a staunch critic of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. He stated in June 2024 that Sindh had not seen any proper development for 15 years under the PPP provincial government. Sheikh has stated that billions of rupees were allocated in budgets but they did not result in any development in the province. Sheikh has primarily criticized the education department of Murad Ali Shah for widespread closures of schools in the province and scandals in budgeting.[19] He has also been a staunch critic of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan and has been a leading figure in alleging the 2024 Pakistani general elections were rigged.[1][16] Sheikh has also affirmed support for Imran Khan.

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References

  1. ^ a b "PM announces new PTI structure". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 25 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.politicpk.com/profile-haleem-adil-sheikh-mpa-ps-99-karachi-east-i/
  3. ^ "Switching sides: Haleem Adil Sheikh joins PTI". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 21 January 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ "PTI MPA Dua Bhutto declares marriage through social media post". ARY News. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. ^ "PPP govt violates code of conduct in NA-205: Haleem Adil". www.brecorder.com. 15 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Haleem Adil Sheikh appointed as new Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly". The Nation (newspaper). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  8. ^ Correspondent, Our (18 November 2022). "Police raid Haleem's residence without warrants: PTI". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 August 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Haleem Adil Sheikh 'tortured and choked' in custody by Sindh police, PTI alleges". Dawn News. 30 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh released from jail". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  11. ^ "In a first, Sindh Assembly appoints woman opposition leader". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Haleem Adil Sheikh appointed PTI Sindh president". DAWN.COM. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  13. ^ our.correspondent (30 August 2023). "Police haul away PTI's Haleem Adil Sheikh in Karachi". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 August 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ Ahmed, Shamil (31 January 2024). "Court orders PTI leader Haleem Adil Shaikh's release". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  15. ^ Desk, Web (15 February 2024). "Haleem Adil Sheikh: PTI leader released from prison". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 27 August 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ a b sameer.mandhro (26 February 2024). "'Form 45 proof of PTI's success in Feb 8 elections'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  17. ^ "PTI won 20 NA seats from Karachi, two from Hyderabad, says Haleem". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Haleem Adil Sheikh challenges NA-238 election results in SHC". The Nation. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Haleem sees no development in Sindh in last 15 years". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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