Pervaiz Khattak’s brother removed from his post. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Irrigation Minister Liaquat Khattak whose the brother of Defence Minister Pervez Khattak. He was removed from his post for supporting the victorious candidate belonging to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). On February 19, by-polls were held in NA-45 Kurram-1, NA-75 Sialkot-VI, PP-51 Gujranwala-1, and PK-63 Nowshera-3. A day after the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) shock defeat in the PK-63 Nowshera by-election.
He was removed from the provincial cabinet on the orders of the KPK governor. On the recommendation of the provincial government, a notification issued by the administration department read on Saturday.
Liaquat Khattak was elected in the by-elections from PK-64 Nowshera-IV, a provincial assembly seat vacated by his brother Pervez Khattak in the 2018 elections, and was later given the portfolio of irrigation.
The differences emerged between Khattak’s brother over the matter of issuing the party ticket for the constituency to Mian Umar Kakakhel, son of late MPA Mian Jamsheduddin Kakakhel, instead of Liaquat Khattak’s son. The chief minister has also issued orders for inquiry in this regard.
Adviser to the CM on Information Kamran Bangash said that Khattak and his family worked against the PTI candidate in the constituency. The chief minister consulted the prime minister. Due to which Liaquat Khattak was removed from the ministry
Provincial Minister for Labour. Culture Shaukat Yousafzai also said that the defeat in Nowshera was the result of internal rifts within the ruling party.
I am a freelance writer studied Biochemistry at the University of Agriculture Peshawar in the faculty of Nutrition sciences.