Ex-PM Khan nominates Barrister Gohar Khan for party chairman’s position ahead of national polls
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan will not contest the intra-party polls scheduled for Saturday, his party colleagues said on Wednesday, announcing Barrister Gohar Khan as the “nominated caretaker” for the chairman’s position ahead of the national elections next year in February.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ordered Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party last week to hold intra-party elections within 20 days to retain cricket bat as its election symbol. This led to divisions within the party ranks on how to deal with the ECP requirement, with some suggesting that Khan should not run for the party position after being disqualified to hold public office in a case involving the illegal sale of state gifts during his tenure in power.
The former prime minister was convicted in…