ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan finalised the name of party leader Atif Khan on Tuesday for the seat of chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, dispelling the impression that former office holder Pervez Khattak will retain his position this time.
Khattak won the national assembly seat NA-25 Nowshera which the party wants to retain. Former KP Speaker Asad Kaisar, Shaukat Yusufzai and Shah Farman were also considered for the post.
The party held several consultative meetings which reportedly finalized Atif Khan’s name for the coveted post. The decision is expected to announce within the next 48 hours.
According to sources, Pervez Khattak has been lobbying for the position and as a substitute he has decided that party leader Asad Qaiser will become CM KP. Qaiser had earlier served as the Speaker KP Assembly.
Earlier, Khattak claimed the support of 55, out of the party’s total 65 MPAs in the province.
Khattak, on the other hand, is been considered for the next interior minister. PTI’s Senator Chaudhry Sarwar and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed have also expressed desire for the post.
The former CM KP had said that he will accept the decision taken by party Chairman Imran Khan for the provincial head.
PTI chairman Imran Khan had tried relentlessly to convince Khattak to clear the way for Atif Khan — the former education minister of the province — but nothing worked.
PTI leader Aleem Khan is inching closer to be the next chief minister of Punjab. However, Yasmeen Rashid is also likely to receive the post as Aleem Khan is embroiled in investigations by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Pervez Khattak had confirmed to Geo.tv that he has conveyed to the party leadership that he will not join the federal cabinet. “The party has a huge mandate in the country just because of my performance in KP,” he had said.
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