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{{short description|31st Pakistani politicianMinister of Defence}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pervez Khattak
| native_name = {{lang|urnobold|{{Nastaliq|پرویز خٹک}}<br/>{{lang|ps|پروېز خټک}}}}
| image = KhattakrPervez Khattak portrait.pngjpg
| caption = Khattak as the [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
| office = [[Minister of Defence (Pakistan)|Minister of Defence of Pakistan]]
| term_start = 20 August 2018
| term_end = 10 April 2022
| successor = [[Khawaja Muhammad Asif]]
| president = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]<br />[[Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi]]
| primeminister = [[Imran Khan]]
| predecessor = [[Naeem Khalid Lodhi]] (caretaker)
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| predecessor1 = [[Tariq Pervez Khan]] (caretaker)
| successor1 = [[Dost Muhammad Khan (judge)|Dost Muhammad Khan]] (caretaker)
| office2 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 13 August 2018
| constituency2 = [[NA-25 (Nowshera-I)]]
| office3 = [[Provincial AssemblyMinister of KhyberIndustries Pakhtunkhwa|Memberand of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]Production
| predecessor3term_start3 = 2010
| succeeding2term_end3 = 2012
| successor3 term_start4 = [[Mahmood Khan]]1993
| term_end4 = 1996
| constituency3 = [[Constituency PK-13 (Nowshera-II)|PK-13 Nowshera-II]]▼
| office5 = Provincial Minister of Irrigation
| governor3 = [[Shaukatullah Khan]]<br />[[Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi|Mehtab Ahmed Khan]]
| term_start3term_start5 = 31 May 20131988
| term_end3term_end5 = 28 May 20181990
| office6 = [[Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
▲| constituency3constituency6 = [[Constituency PK-13 (Nowshera-II)|PK-13 Nowshera-II]]
| term_start6 = 31 May 2013
| term_end6 = 28 May 2018
| constituency7 = PF-13 (Nowshera-II)
| term_start7 = 2008
| term_end7 = 2012
| term_start8 = 1993
| term_end8 = 1996
| term_start9 = 1988
| term_end9 = 1990
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|01|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Manki, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Manki]], Sharif[[Nowshera District|Nowshera]], [[North-West Frontier Province (1901-55)|NWFP]], [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]] <br>{{small| (Now,present-day [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]])}}
| restingplace =
| restingplacecoordinates =
| nationality = {{Flag icon|PAK}} [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]]
| otherparty = <!--For additional political affiliations-->
| spouse =
| children = 5
| relatives = [[Liaquat Khan Khattak]] (Brother)<br/>[[Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Khattak]] (Son) <br/>[[Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak]] (sister-in-law)<br/>[[Sajida BegumZulfiqar]] (niece)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sumbul |first1=Deneb |title=Keeping it in the Family |url=http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/keeping-it-in-the-family-2/ |work=Newsline |issue=July 2018}}</ref><br/>[[Nasrullah Khan Khattak]] (cousin)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arynews.tv/pervez-khattak/|title = Pervez Khattak|date = 15 August 2018}}</ref>
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[Institute of Management Sciences (Lahore)|Pak-AIMS]], [[Lahore]]<br/>[[Aitchison College]], [[Lahore]]<br />[[Gordon College (Pakistan)|Gordon College]], [[Rawalpindi]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| cabinet = [[Imran Khan ministry|Imran Khan's Ministry]]
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| honorific-prefix =
| honorific-suffix =
| otherparty = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians]] (2023-2024)<br>[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] (2012-2023)<br/>[[Qaumi Watan Party]] (2008-2012)<br/>[[Independent politician|Independent]] (2005-2008)<br/>[[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|PML—Q]] (2001-2005)<br/>[[Independent politician|Independent]] (1997-2001)<br/>[[Pakistan People's Party|PPP]] (1993-1997)<br/>[[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad]] (1990-1993)<br/>[[Pakistan People's Party|PPP]] (1988-1990)<br/>[[Pakistan Muslim League]] (1985-1988)<br/>[[Independent politician|Independent]] (1983-1985)
| party = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
| term_end2 = 17 January 2023
}}
'''Pervez Khan Khattak''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|پرویز خان خٹک}}}}; {{lang-ps|پروېز خان خټک}}; born 1 January 1950) is a Pakistani politician and a member of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] who served as the [[MinistryMinister of Defence (Pakistan)|Defence Minister of PakistanDefence]] from 20 August 2018 until [[April 2022. PakistaniHe constitutionalhad crisis|thebeen dissolutiona member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] onfrom 3August April2018 2022till January 2023. Prior to that, he served as the 22nd [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] from 2013 to 2018, elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Provincial Assembly]] from [[Nowshera District]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/01-Jun-2013/khattak-sworn-in-as-16th-kpk-cm|title=Khattak sworn in as 16th KPK CM|date=2017-10-26|website=nation.com.pk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026001906/http://nation.com.pk/01-Jun-2013/khattak-sworn-in-as-16th-kpk-cm|archive-date=2017-10-26|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref> He was a senior member of the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] until July 2023, when he formed his breakaway faction, the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians]] (PTI-P). On 12 February 2024, he left the chairmanship of the PTI-P and took a break from politics tenders resignation as PTI-P chairman due to ‘health issues’.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Tareen, Khattak quit politics, Siraj steps down as JI chief |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2456219/jahangir-tareen-quits-politics-sirajul-haq-steps-down-as-party-chief?amp=1 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=The Express Tribune}}</ref>
 
Khattak has reformist views on Pakistan's political system <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-25887-PTI-not-voted-to-power-for-paving-streets-jobs-Khattak |title=PTI not voted to power for paving streets, jobs: Khattak |publisher=Thenews.com.pk |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> and he prioritised accountability in his own government,<ref>{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/28-Oct-2013/26-more-corrupt-kpk-cops-suspended |title=26 more corrupt KPK cops suspended |publisher=Nation.com.pk |access-date=31 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030043349/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/28-Oct-2013/26-more-corrupt-kpk-cops-suspended |archive-date=30 October 2013 |url-status=deadlive }}</ref> increased education enrollment,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2013/10/26/kpk-govt-is-all-set-to-take-big-leap-for-education-improvement/ |title=KPK govt is all set to take big leap for education inducting 14,000 teachers |publisher=The News Tribe |date=26 October 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> instituted reforms in the police and security sector,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/pakistan/main/2013/10/09/feature-01 |title=Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reforms police department |publisher=Central Asia Online |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/28-Sep-2013/corrupt-cops-fired |title=Corrupt cops fired |publisher=Nation.com.pk |access-date=31 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200751/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/28-Sep-2013/corrupt-cops-fired |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=deadlive }}</ref> anti-polio campaign <ref>{{cite web|author=Recorder Report |url=http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1243792/ |title=Khyber Pakhtunkhwa launching anti-polio campaign today &#124; Business Recorder |publisher=Brecorder.com |date=23 October 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> and plans infrastructure projects;<ref>{{cite web|author=Recorder Report |url=http://www.brecorder.com/fuel-a-energy/193/1235662/ |title=Chinese firms express interest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hydel projects &#124; Business Recorder |publisher=Brecorder.com |date=29 September 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jabri |first=Parvez |url=http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/politics-a-policy/140670-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-govt-plans-several-development-schemes-for-youth.html |title=Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Govt plans several development schemes for youth |publisher=Brecorder.com |date=19 October 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> such as improving the transportation network.<ref>{{cite web|author=Recorder Report |url=http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1246332/ |title=Proposals for mass transit scheme in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reviewed &#124; Business Recorder |publisher=Brecorder.com |date=30 October 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> He also planned to revive the local economy by helping to rebuild tourism in the area.<ref>{{cite web|author=Recorder Report |url=http://www.brecorder.com/business-a-economy/189/1244781/ |title=Galyat must be developed to attract more tourists: Khattak &#124; Business Recorder |publisher=Brecorder.com |date=26 October 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> While for the long term, he planned industrialisation of the economy and a reduction in red tape.<ref>{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/business/13-Oct-2013/comprehensive-plan-on-cards-to-revive-kpk-economy |title=Comprehensive plan on cards to revive KPK economy |publisher=Nation.com.pk |access-date=31 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017184232/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/business/13-Oct-2013/comprehensive-plan-on-cards-to-revive-kpk-economy |archive-date=17 October 2013 |url-status=deadlive }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rauf |first=Abdur |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/623860/public-services-bill-pti-prepares-to-push-govt-machinery-for-timely-action/ |title=Public Services Bill: PTI prepares to 'push' govt machinery for timely action|publisher=Express Tribune |date=29 October 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
 
==Early life and education==
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==Political career==
He started his political career in 1983 as a member of the district council. He has served as once the [[Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Irrigation Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] in 1988 and twice as the [[Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan)]] in 1993 and 2010.

He ran for the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] in the [[1990 Pakistani general election]] from NA-4 Peshawar-IV as a candidate of the [[Pakistan Democratic Alliance]], but was unsuccessful. He received 25,722 votes and was defeated by [[Ajmal Khattak]], a candidate of the [[Awami National Party]] (ANP).

He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province]] in the [[2008 North-West Frontier Province provincial election]] from PF-13 Nowshera-II as a candidate of the [[Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao)]] (PPP-S). He received 15,168 votes and defeated Mian Yahya Shah of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML(Q)).

Khattak relinquished his elected post<ref>[http://dawn.com/2013/03/23/javed-hashmi-elected-ptis-president/ Pervez Khattak elected as SG of PTI]</ref> as the Secretary-General of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) on 25 September 2013 to [[Jahangir Khan Tareen|Jahangir Tareen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Appointment of Jahangir Khan Tareen as Secretary General PTI|url=http://www.insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/17189/Appointment-of-Jahangir-Khan-Tareen-as-Secretary-General-PTI.aspx|publisher=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|access-date=25 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927214610/http://insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/17189/Appointment-of-Jahangir-Khan-Tareen-as-Secretary-General-PTI.aspx|archive-date=27 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
As Chief Minister, he faced serious issues like terrorism, extremism, economic downfall, social upheaval. But under his leadership, the province embarked upon many ambitious plans that include institutional development, elimination of corruption, energy production, reforming all sectors of the Government with a special focus on Health, Education, Local Government, and Law and order. A number of reforms were introduced in Police, Education, Health, Local Government, and Civil Work Departments.
 
During his tenure as Chief Minister, he remained committed to establishing good governance in the province through the promotion of transparency, accountability, devolution of power, improving service delivery, entrenching rule of law, empowering citizens with a special focus on women empowerment, strengthening of institutions, etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mod.gov.pk/ProfileDetail/NWY2ZDM2NTQtMTBmMy00NzI0LTliMDktMWQzYTI3NzgxZWVk|title=Ministry of Defence}}</ref>
 
On 12 July 2023, his membership with the PTI was terminated due to his lack of response to a [[Order to show cause|show-cause notice]] which was issued because of allegations that he was inciting other members to leave the party.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-07-12 |title=PTI strips basic party membership of Parvez Khattak |url=https://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/40042055 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=Samaa |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Formation of the PTI-P ===
{{See also|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians}}
On 17 July 2023, Khattak announced his own breakaway party called the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians]] (PTIP) at a gathering he had held with other senior politicians. [[Mahmood Khan]], another former Chief Minister of the province, was sat alongside Khattak at the time of the announcement. According to a handout issued at this gathering, Khattak would be the chief of the PTIP while more than 57 former members of the [[Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] had joined. The handout further explained that the cause of the new party's formation was difference and conflict with the PTI over the May 9 protests.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hakeem |first=Abdul |date=2023-07-17 |title=Khattak launches breakaway faction PTI-Parliamentarians |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1765262 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> After his party's defeat in the [[2024 Pakistani general election|2024 general elections]], he left the chairmanship of the party and took a break from politics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Tareen, Khattak quit politics, Siraj steps down as JI chief |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2456219/jahangir-tareen-quits-politics-sirajul-haq-steps-down-as-party-chief?amp=1 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=The Express Tribune}}</ref>
 
==Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa==
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===Security and terrorism policy===
Khattak favored peace talks with the Taliban.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-122807-To-dig-for-other-option-if-talks-failed:-KP-CM |title=To dig for other option if talks failed: KP CM |publisher=Thenews.com.pk |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> During his tenure an anti-terrorism force was set-up.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/21-Oct-2013/kpk-to-have-anti-terror-force |title=KPK to have anti-terror force |publisher=Nation.com.pk |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> Khattak's government combated drug smugglers leading to the arrests of many in raids.
 
===Judiciary===
Khattak supported the judiciary of his province. The mobile court is used to dispense [[justice]] and mediate between disputes <ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/10/01/the-potholes-facing-pakistans-mobile-courts/ |title=The Potholes Facing Pakistan's Mobile Courts&nbsp;— India Real Time&nbsp;— WSJ |publisher=Blogs.wsj.com |date=1 October 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2013/10/09/peshawar-high-court-bans-anti-women-weapon/ |title=PHC imposes ban on open trading of acids in Peshawar |publisher=The News Tribe |date=9 October 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omantribune.com/index.php?page=news&id=153150&heading=Pakistan |title=the edge of knowledge |publisher=Oman Tribune |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/article-123799-Courts-effectively-working-to-control-corruption-PHC-CJ |title=Courts effectively working to control corruption: PHC CJ &#124; PAKISTAN |publisher=geo.tv |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/editors-picks/29-Oct-2013/khattack-asks-sc-to-take-notice-of-anp-us-35m-deal |title=Khattack asks SC to take notice of ANP-US $35m deal |publisher=Nation.com.pk |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
 
===Electricity policy===
In 2012, Khattak gave a 10-year hydro electric plan which was implemented across the province.<ref>{{cite web|author=InpaperMagazine |url=http://dawn.com/news/741709/khyber-pakhtunkhwas-10-year-hydro-power-plan |title=Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's 10-year hydro-power plan |publisher=Dawn.Com |date=12 August 2012 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> He also approved energy conservation plans.<ref>{{cite web|last=Firdous |first=Iftikhar |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/364170/k-p-businessmen-ask-for-longer-working-days/ |title=Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa conditionally approves energy conservation recommendations&nbsp;– The Express Tribune |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date=13 April 2012 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> He also campaigned to prevent electricity theft in the province of KPK.<ref>{{cite web|lastauthor=News Desk |first=News |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/624604/eliminating-corruption-k-p-deprived-of-its-due-share-of-electricity-says-khattak/ |title=Eliminating corruption: K-P deprived of its due share of electricity, says Khattak&nbsp;– The Express Tribune |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date=30 October 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> Pervez Khattak's Government announced to build 350 numbers mini-micro hydel power projects for the small villages and later seeing the success of the project increased the numbers to 1000 mini-micro hydel projects. The electricity price was as less as PKR 2–5 per unit (US$0.02–0.05/kWh).<ref>{{cite news|last1=NewsAli|first1=DawnManzoor|title=1000 mhpps|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1266234}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=today|first1=Pakistan|title=Inauguration of 3 mhpps|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/05/26/city/islamabad/imran-inaugurates-3-mini-micro-hydel-power-projects/}}</ref>
 
===Healthcare===
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