Death
Ajmal Khattak, who had been ill since last year, died at a local hospital in Peshawar on Sunday, February 7, 2010. He was 85. He had left politics since long and had been residing at his native village, in Akora Khattak. He was laid to rest a day after his death. On 12 May 2012, Khattak's shrine was blown up by unknown militants in Akora Khattak village.
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