He won the seat by securing 16,129 votes, defeating a Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) contestant in the polls.
[3] Khan was reputed to have come from a lower-income background and was said to possess only 100 rupees in his pocket when he had submitted his nomination papers before the election.
[4] On 3 June 2013, unidentified gunmen opened fire on Farid Khan's vehicle while he was travelling in Hangu.
[5] Soon after the attack, security forces conducted a joint operation and arrested a local TTP commander in Hangu.
[4] On 25 June 2013, police arrested a suspect named Asifullah in Islamabad who confessed to killing Farid Khan.