Liaquat Khan Khattak
Liaquat Khan Khattak | |
|---|---|
| Member-elect of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 30 April 2019[1] – 20 February 2021[2] | |
| Constituency | PK-64 |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (2022-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-2022) |
| Relations | Pervez Khattak (brother) [3] |
| Children | 3 |
Liaquat Khan Khattak is a Pakistani politician currently serving as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Political career
Khattak was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from the constituency PK-64 in 2018 Pakistani by-elections held on 14 October 2018. He served as a Minister for Irrigation Department and Excise & Taxation Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until February 2021. He defeated Muhammad Shahid of Awami National Party (ANP). Khattak garnered 22,775 votes while his closest rival secured 9,560 votes.[4] He was removed from the cabinet on 20th February 2020 on allegations that he supported Ikhtiar Wali Khan, Pakistan Muslim League (N)'s candidate, in the by-election for PK-63.[5]Later, he resigned from PTI and joined JUI-F.
References
- ^ "Liaqat Khattak sworn in as minister". The News. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "CM KP removes Minister Liaquat Khattak following by-election". Dunya News. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ashfaq, Mohammad (1 September 2018). "PTI likely to field relatives of top leaders in KP by-polls". dawn.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "By-Election 2018: PTI, PML-N win four NA seats each". geo.tv. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "CM KP removes Minister Liaquat Khattak for backing PML-N candidate". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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