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Pervez Khattak administration


Pervez Khattak administration is the coalition provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa made by the coalition of PTI, the Islamist, Jamaat-e-Islami, Qaumi Watan Party and AJIP. AJIP later merged itself to PTI.

Khattak carried out unprecedented healthcare reforms in the history of Pakistan, such as introducing Health Insurance Scheme, Sehat Sahulat Program for poor people and an 'Insulin for life' fund. He has also personally inspected hospitals and dismissed corrupt staff and absent staff, often on the spot,

The police has been subjected to reforms. Police stations in remote regions have also been subject to surprise visits by IG. Anti-corruption drives in the police has led to the conviction of corrupt officers

The administration severed links with fellow coalition partner Qaumi Watan Party over corruption and suspended membership of its minister. However QWP and Ziaullah Afridi have accused that Pervez Khattak cabinet itself was involved in corruption. Khattak administration also sacked ministers from its own party including Shaukat Ali Yousafzai and an advisor to Prevez Khattak over issues of poor performance.

PTI tried to move with religious ulema (clergy) to end discrimination against female education. But the policy of Madrassah reforms, especially funding Darul Uloom Haqqania renowned for its links with Taliban and killers of Benazir Bhutto was badly criticised by many. The 'VIP culture' has also been toned down and financial management done but not to the point that is needed for a developing country like Pakistan. The financial accountability introduced by Pakhtunkhwa entitled it to an extra Rs 1.5 billion ($150 million) from the federal government. It has begun infrastructure projects to build dams which will help to limit flooding and provide small scale electricity in remote areas.

The PTI’s budget appeared to mostly ignore the aspects that the provincial government cannot control – militancy, the tribal areas, etc – and chooses to focus on service delivery in areas that are directly under its jurisdiction: education, health, infrastructure, etc.


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