Pervez Khattak ( Pashto: پروېز خټک; born 1 January 1950) is a Pakistani politician, parliamentarian who is serving as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He also served as the Irrigation Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and twice Minster of Industries & Labour in the past. Khattack relinquished his elected post as the Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on 25 September to Jahangir Tareen
Khattak is renowned for his reformist views of Pakistan's poitical system,he prioritised accountability in his own government, increased education enrolment, instituted reforms in the police and security sector, anti-polio campaign and plans infrastructure projects such as improving the transportation network He also planned to revive the local economy by helping to rebuild tourism in the area While for the long term, he plans industrialisation of the economy and a reduction in red tape
Nonetheless, he takes a hardline against drone strikes, viewing them as extending extremism and has threatened to block NATO supply lines if drone strikes continue and the Federal Government refuses to prevent them Following 2 November Drone Strike, a day before peace talks were due to start with the Taliban, Khattak affirmed that he would indeed use his power to push for the blocking of NATO supply lines.
| Pervez Khattak (پرویز خٹک) | |
|---|---|
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| Pervaiz Khattak | |
| 24th Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 31 May 2013 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Governor | Shaukatullah Khan |
| Preceded by | Ameer Haider Khan Hoti |
| MPA of Nowshera | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 31 May 2013 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Governor | Shaukatullah Khan |
| Constituency | PK-13 NOWSHERA-IINowshera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1950 Manki Sharif |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
| Political party |  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Aitchison College Gordon College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Islam |
Pervez Khattak achievements as Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
On 13 May 2013, Chairman PTI, Imran Khan nominated Pervez as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the top post in the province where Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is the single largest party with 45 out of 99 seats, the party gained another 10 seats through allocation which increased its total seats to 55. Khattak was elected CM with 84 votes, more than his nearest rival from JUI-F Maulana Luftur Rehman who secured 37 votes. He leads a coalition government with PTI as the leading party while Jamaat-e-Islami and Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan also a part of it.
- Implementation of "Right to Information" bill in KPK.
- Promoting Industrialization.
- Energy Generation.
- Police-to-victim-service.
- Online FIR System.
- Women-centric Developments.
- Mobile Courts.
- Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts.
- Law Enforcement Capability Enhancements.
- Upgradation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa electricity distribution system.
- Working on Whistleblower law to be implemented in KPK.
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