Pak PM Khan, defence minister exchange heated words over neglect of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Defence Minister Pervez Khattak said that he would not vote for Prime Minister Imran Khan if new gas connections were not given to the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak had a heated exchange of words when the latter said he would not vote for him and complained about the neglect of the north western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province by the government, according to a media report on Friday.

The incident occurred on Thursday during a meeting of the parliamentary party of the ruling alliance, presided over by Prime Minister Khan, at the Parliament House, the Dawn newspaper reported.