The former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan will run in upcoming elections feb. 2024 from prison.
Imran Khan has decided to contest elections for three seats
in the National Assembly. Gohar Khan head of the former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
party, or ( PTI). In Pakistan, politicians usually run for a seat from more
than one constituency to expand their chances of winning.
The 70-years old former prime minister of Pakistan the
country's most well-known opposition figure is serving at a high-security
prison in the city of Rawalpindi. He was removed as prime minister in April
2022 by a vote of no confidence in Parliament by his political opponents.
Imran Khan was disqualified from holding public office few
months ago. But he has challenged the ruling by the country's election
commission of Pakistan.
Imran Khan will
have to fight a long legal battle to contest the elections as technically he is eligible to run for the
parliament, but practically there are multiple cases against him.
PTI’s spokesperson,
Zulfiqar Bukhari, said Khan will contest the vote in the cities of Lahore,
Mianwali and Islamabad
Khan has had almost no contact with the
outside world since he was arrested in August 2023 in a corruption charges. He
also faces lot of other legal cases that could make it difficult for him to
contest the election like, saifer and tousa khana
Shehbaz Sharif and his elder brother Nawaz Sharief, who has served three times as prime minister of Pakistan have also announced
their candidacies for parliament Election 2024. Pakistan Muslim League N enjoys
an edge over Imran Khan and his party PTI.
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