Khalid Javaid Ghurki

Khalid Javaid Ghurki (c. 1955 – 8 March 2011) was a Pakistani politician affiliated with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He served as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1993 to 1996 and as Nazim (mayor) of Wagah Town, Lahore from 2005 to 2009. Known for his role in Lahore's local politics and his association with PPP leaders Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari, he was also involved in philanthropic work through the Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital. Ghurki died in 2011 at the age of 60.

Early life and family Khalid Ghurki was born in Ghurki, a village on the outskirts of Lahore near the Manhala Road in Punjab. The Ghurki family is part of the Arain community and has lent its name to the village; its members customarily adopt "Ghurki" as a surname.

His father, Haji Muhammad Asghar Ghurki was the founder of Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital. He was known as a gold trader, along with his brothers Yousaf Ghurki (late) and Younas Ghurki (late). He was also active in politics and was a prominent local figure who served as a Member of National Assembly in 1985 and 1988. His elder brother Arshad Ghurki was elected from the same constituency in a by-election and also served in the assembly.

The family is associated with the Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, founded in 1997 to provide charitable healthcare.

He and his wife, Samina Khalid Ghurki, a PPP politician and federal minister, had four children: two sons and two daughters.

Political career PPP and National Assembly Ghurki entered politics in the late 1980s when former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan from exile.

In 1989, he was elected president of the PPP Lahore chapter and held the office until 1991. After being appointed by Benazir Bhutto, he served as Parliamentary Secretary for Railways during his tenure. He served until 2009, voicing concerns over lack of funding and police support for development initiatives in his town. He was the only opposition Nazim in Lahore at the time. His wife Samina successfully contested NA-130 in 2002 and 2008, serving as a federal minister. Khalid continued to play a role in PPP politics as an advisor and elder statesman, maintaining close ties with Asif Ali Zardari.

Legacy Khalid Ghurki is remembered as a key PPP figure in Lahore's rural areas and the only opposition Nazim of Lahore in 2005. His wife Samina Khalid Ghurki carried forward his political legacy, serving as a federal minister and later PPP Punjab leader. The Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital continues to honor the family’s commitment to social service.