ISLAMABAD, August 8: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has nominated Mehmood Khan as chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the party confirmed on its official Twitter handle Wednesday.
Hailing from Swat, Mehmood has formerly served as KP minister of sports. He was elected as member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from PK-9 Swat.
The nominated KP chief minister has also served as tehsil nazim of Matta, Swat in the past.
Sources informed that the PTI chief personally preferred Atif Khan for the top provincial post. However, Imran decided in favour of Mehmood in the face of strong opposition by former chief minister Pervez Khattak and others.-Agencies
