24 Facts About Pervez Khattak

Pervez Khan Khattak is a Pakistani politician who served as the Minister of Advisor Minister of Defence from August 2018 until April 2022.

Pervez Khattak had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.

Pervez Khattak was a senior member of the PTI until July 2023, when he formed his breakaway faction, the PTI-P.

Pervez Khattak planned to revive the local economy by helping to rebuild tourism in the area.

Pervez Khattak was born on 1 January 1950 in the village of Manki Sharif to government contractor Hastam Khan Khattak, who was considered among the leading builders in the pre-partition subcontinent.

Pervez Khattak received his early education at the Manki Sharif Primary School, high school at Aitchison College, Lahore and later at Pak-AIMS.

Pervez Khattak is a father to three sons and two daughters.

Pervez Khattak's son Ibrahim Khan Khattak is a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Ismail Khan Khattak is receiving education in United Kingdom.

Pervez Khattak started his political career in 1983 as a member of the district council.

Pervez Khattak has served as once the Irrigation Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1988 and twice as the Ministry of Industries and Production in 1993 and 2010.

Pervez Khattak ran for the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1990 Pakistani general election from NA-4 Peshawar-IV as a candidate of the Pakistan Democratic Alliance, but was unsuccessful.

Pervez Khattak received 25,722 votes and was defeated by Ajmal Khattak, a candidate of the Awami National Party.

Pervez Khattak was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province in the 2008 North-West Frontier Province provincial election from PF-13 Nowshera-II as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party.

Pervez Khattak received 15,168 votes and defeated Mian Yahya Shah of the Pakistan Muslim League.

Pervez Khattak relinquished his elected post as the Secretary-General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on 25 September 2013 to Jahangir Tareen.

On 17 July 2023, Pervez Khattak announced his own breakaway party called the PTI-P at a gathering he had held with other senior politicians.

In 2013, Pervez Khattak was elected CM with 4 votes, more than his nearest rival from JUI-F Maulana Lutfur Rehman who secured 3 votes.

Pervez Khattak led a coalition government with PTI as the leading party while Jamaat-e-Islami and Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan were a part of it.

Straight away after assuming office Pervez Khattak declared that he will pursue a non-confrontational approach with then Federal Government which was controlled by Nawaz Sharif, he hoped this detente would create a more stable environment for the KPK government to produce results.

Pervez Khattak's government combated drug smugglers leading to the arrests of many in raids.

In 2012, Pervez Khattak gave a 10-year hydro electric plan which was implemented across the province.

Pervez Khattak campaigned to prevent electricity theft in the province of KPK.

Pervez Khattak's Government announced to build 350 numbers mini-micro hydel power projects for the small villages and later seeing the success of the project increased the numbers to 1000 mini-micro hydel projects.

The Pervez Khattak led KP government launched, the first of its kind public sector facility in the country, a social health insurance programme for the underprivileged of the province.