Malik Habib

Khan was the Inspector General of Balochistan Police from 30 November 1998 to 27 November 1999.^[1] According to reports, he was appointed to this position by the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) government but was removed by General Pervez Musharraf following the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état.^[2]

During 2003-2004, he served as the Managing Director of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation.^[3][4]

On 3 April 2013, he was inducted into the caretaker federal cabinet of Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso^[5] as Caretaker Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics, serving in that role until 4 June 2013.^[6] Following Khan's pro-PML-N comments during his tenure as Caretaker Minister, major political parties such as Pakistan People’s Party (PPP, Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf labeled him as "controversial" and demanded his resignation. The PPP also decided to file a reference against him in the Election Commission of Pakistan regarding his dismissal. According to reports, Khan stated that Nawaz Sharif, leader of the PML-N, "was the only real leader" in the country.^[7][8]