Pervez Khan Khattak (Pashto: پروېز خان خټک; Urdu: پرویز خان خٹک; born 1 January 1950) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the Minister for Defence and previously also served as the 16th elected (22nd overall) Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 31 May 2013 to 6 June 2018.
He also served as the Irrigation Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and twice Minister of Industries & Labour in the past. Khattak relinquished his elected post as the Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on 25 September 2013 to Jahangir Tareen
Khattak has reformist views on Pakistan's political system,and 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
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