Khan contested the
2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from
GBA-18 (Diamer-IV) on the ticket of
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He won the election by the margin of 807 votes over the runner up
Independent Malik Kifayatur Rehman. He garnered 6,793 votes while Rehman received 5,986 votes. On 13 July 2023, he was elected as Chief Minister after securing 19 votes, including three each from the
Pakistan Muslim League (N) PML(N) and
Pakistan People's Party (PPP), and one from the
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)). The remaining twelve votes were from PTI members, who subsequently formed a forward bloc in the assembly. His cabinet included two members each from the PML(N) and PPP, one from the JUI(F), and nine from the PTI forward bloc. His party membership was terminated on 8 September 2025. He joined the
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party on 11 February 2026. ==References==