Adil Khan Bazai

Adil Khan Bazai is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024.

Political career

Bazai was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-262 Quetta-I as an independent candidate supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He received 20,278 votes while runners up Malik Sikandar Khan of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) received 12,887 votes.
After the election, he claimed to have joined the Sunni Ittehad Council as most PTI-supported independents. To this end, he posted a photo of a signed affidavit of his joining on X. However, the Election Commission of Pakistan and the records of the National Assembly both stated that he had joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N).
Just as other SIC members, he did not vote for the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan. As a result, Nawaz Sharif, the president of the PML-N, sent a reference to Ayaz Sadiq, the Speaker, for Bazai's disqualification and de-seating. On 21 October 2024, Sadiq sent a letter to the ECP seeking Bazai's disqualification. On 21 November 2024, the ECP officially disqualified Bazai and declared his seat vacant.
However, on 9 December 2024, during Bazai's appeal, the Supreme Court suspended the ECP's order and re-instated his membership. In its final decision on 12 December, the Supreme Court overturned the ECP's decision, and restored his membership as an independent rather than as a part of PML.