Summary CM KPK said that no more special privilege will be granted to anyone.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mehmood Khan said on Thursday that ‘simplicity’ is part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s mandate, and it will be followed.
While talking to media at his residence on the second day of Eidul Azha, CM KPK said that no more special privilege will be granted to anyone.
He said that now neither president of Pakistan will stay in the president house nor prime minister will reside in PM house, according to party mandate.
Moreover, he said that he is chief minister of the KPK province and ready to face the challenges.
He added that the prosperity and development of the country is the basic purpose of the party mandate and we are willing to follow it.
On August 9, former provincial minister Mehmood Khan had been selected as the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) by PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
Mehmood Khan was elected to the provincial assembly from PK-9 constituency in Swat and served as sports minister from 2013-2018 in the province.
WHO IS MEHMOOD KHAN?
Mehmood Khan, hails from Swat’s Tehsil Matta. Born in 1972, he got his early education from a government school, acquired Matric and F.Sc certificates from Peshawar Public School and obtained degree in MSC Agriculture from Peshawar University.
He entered politics in 2008 and got elected as UC Chairman under independent capacity in the same year. He switched loyalties from Pakistan People s Party to Imran Khan-led PTI in 2012.
There had been reports of a row between Khattak and Atif Khan, who was also in the race for the slot of chief minister. Khattak had overtly rejected the news attributed to him that he would quit politics if office of KP CM was not awarded to him.
Dispelling statements attributed to him, the former Pakhtunkhwa chief minister added that rumors of factions within PTI were nothing but fake.
“Khan saab [Imran Khan] has not made any decision yet. I will accept whatever decision is announced in this regard. News channels are airing propaganda against me”, added Khattak.
It is to be mentioned here that in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, the ECP received results of 96 out of total 97 seats out of which PTI took 66 seats while MMA, ANP, PML-N, and PPP won on 10, six, five, and four seats respectively.
