[4] Khattak has reformist views on Pakistan's political system[5] and he prioritised accountability in his own government,[6] increased education enrollment,[7] instituted reforms in the police and security sector,[8][9] anti-polio campaign[10] and plans infrastructure projects;[11][12] such as improving the transportation network.

His eldest son Ishaq Khattak, after completing his education, is managing the company that his grandfather had established before the creation of Pakistan.

During his tenure as Chief Minister, he remained committed to establishing good governance in the province through the promotion of transparency, accountability, devolution of power, improving service delivery, entrenching rule of law, empowering citizens with a special focus on women empowerment, strengthening of institutions, etc.

[22] On 12 July 2023, his membership with the PTI was terminated due to his lack of response to a show-cause notice which was issued because of allegations that he was inciting other members to leave the party.

[23] On 17 July 2023, Khattak announced his own breakaway party called the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTIP) at a gathering he had held with other senior politicians.

According to a handout issued at this gathering, Khattak would be the chief of the PTIP while more than 57 former members of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had joined.

He led a coalition government with PTI as the leading party while Jamaat-e-Islami and Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan were also a part of it.

The mobile court is used to dispense justice and mediate between disputes [32][33][34][35][36] In 2012, Khattak gave a 10-year hydro electric plan which was implemented across the province.

[42] The Pervez Khattak led KP government also launched, the first of its kind public sector facility in the country, a social health insurance programme for the underprivileged of the province.

[44] Following a drone strike on 2 November 2013, a day before peace talks were due to start with the Taliban, Khattak affirmed that he would indeed use his power to push for the blocking of NATO supply lines.