KARACHI: Pakistan’s election physique has rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination to contest the 2024 nationwide elections in two constituencies, officers and his celebration’s media staff mentioned on Saturday.
The 71-year-old former cricket star has been embroiled in a tangle of political and authorized battles since he was ousted as prime minister in April 2022.He has not been seen in public since he was jailed for 3 years in August for unlawfully promoting state presents whereas in workplace from 2018 to 2022.
Khan has been disqualified from contesting the nationwide elections scheduled for Feb. 8 due to the corruption conviction, however he however filed nomination papers for the elections on Friday, his media staff mentioned.
In a listing of rejected candidates from Lahore, the Election Fee of Pakistan mentioned Khan’s nomination was rejected as a result of he was not a registered voter of the constituency and he’s “convicted by the courtroom of legislation and has been disqualified”. His media staff mentioned the fee had additionally rejected his nomination to contest the elections from his dwelling city, Mianwali.
Khan, who’s broadly seen because the nation’s hottest chief, says he’s being focused by the highly effective navy, which needs to maintain him out of the polls. The navy denies this.
The 71-year-old former cricket star has been embroiled in a tangle of political and authorized battles since he was ousted as prime minister in April 2022.He has not been seen in public since he was jailed for 3 years in August for unlawfully promoting state presents whereas in workplace from 2018 to 2022.
Khan has been disqualified from contesting the nationwide elections scheduled for Feb. 8 due to the corruption conviction, however he however filed nomination papers for the elections on Friday, his media staff mentioned.
In a listing of rejected candidates from Lahore, the Election Fee of Pakistan mentioned Khan’s nomination was rejected as a result of he was not a registered voter of the constituency and he’s “convicted by the courtroom of legislation and has been disqualified”. His media staff mentioned the fee had additionally rejected his nomination to contest the elections from his dwelling city, Mianwali.
Khan, who’s broadly seen because the nation’s hottest chief, says he’s being focused by the highly effective navy, which needs to maintain him out of the polls. The navy denies this.
