Defence minister's brother takes oath as provincial minister

Defence Minister Pervez Khattak's brother, Liaquat Khattak, took oath as a provincial minister on Monday.

Governor Shah Farman administered the oath and Liaquat was elected to the provincial assembly in October after winning the by-election in PK-64, Nowshera-IV, which was vacated by the defence minister.

Dynastic politics: Pervez Khattak's brother set to become a minister

Liaquat contested on a PTI ticket and won the by-election by securing more than 22,000 votes, with Awami National Party’s Mohammad Shahid coming in second with over 9,500 votes.

Pervez Khattak’s son Ibrahim Khattak is also a member of the K-P assembly. He too entered the provincial legislature in October last year after contesting the by-election to PK-61, Nowshera-IV – another seat vacated by his father.

Ibrahim had won the by-election by securing over 14,500 votes against ANP’s Noor Alam Khan who received a little over 9,000 votes.