Getting Elected As Member of Provincial Assembly
Khan was elected unopposed to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in a 1993 by-election but was unable formally to swear the oath and take his seat as a member before the dissolution of the Assembly in June 1993. He was then re-elected to the Assembly and subsequently also re-elected at the next elections, in 1997. Between 1997 and 1999 he served as a Provincial Minister and held the portfolios of Livestock and Dairy Development, Forest, Wildlife, Fisheries and Tourism.
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