Pervaiz Khattak says he is 'sincere and indebted' to PM Imran Khan after controversial statement Pakistan Sun, Jan 31, 2021 NOWSHERA: Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak on Sunday issued a clarification after an earlier statement of his went viral, and raised a few eyebrows. According to Geo News, the former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister was speaking to locals in Nowshera when he said that the incumbent government would not survive if he didn't want it to. "The Opposition respects me which is why I also show regard to parliamentarians," said Khattak. "No one can cheat me when it comes to politics," he said, adding that Imran Khan's government would not last a single day if he didn't want it to.