Mehmood Khan picked as new KP CM
Mehmood Khan was elected to the provincial assembly from PK-9 constituency in Swat.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) - Former provincial minister Mehmood Khan has been selected as the new chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday.
Chairman PTI and PM designate @ImranKhanPTI has nominated Mehmood Khan as the new Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. #PTI
— PTI (@PTIofficial) August 8, 2018
Imran announced his decision during his meeting with senior PTI leaders in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to sources, former chief minister Pervez Khattak suggested Mehmood Khan’s name for the slot.
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.
