Pakistan election officials reject former prime minister Khan’s candidacy in parliamentary election

Pakistan Ex-PM Khan Barred From Election Candidacy: Party

Islamabad — Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and most of his supporters have been rejected as candidates for the February 8 election, party officials said Sunday after nominations for the ballot closed. Khan has been in prison since August, facing trial over a slew of cases he insists have been orchestrated to prevent him from contesting the election as the figurehead of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. The former cricke…

Pakistan - Ex-Premierminister Khan von Parlamentswahl ausgeschlossen

Die pakistanische Wahlkommission hat den früheren Regierungschef Khan sowie zahlreiche Kandidaten seiner Partei von der Parlamentswahl am 8. Februar ausgeschlossen.

Former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan banned from elections

Pakistan has rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination to contest in the country’s 2024 elections. Mr Khan is serving a three-year jail sentence for corruption during his time in office from 2018 to 2022. The sentence disqualifies Mr Khan from entering the race. The country’s election officials have also rejected nominations from other senior members of Imran Khan’s PTI party. Mr Khan has not been seen publicly since his incarcerati…

Pakistan ex-PM Khan barred from election candidacy: party

The former cricket star was found guilty of graft earlier this year, but a court suspended his three-year sentence.

Pakistan's jailed former PM Imran Khan barred from running in legislative elections

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and most of his supporters have been rejected as candidates for the February 8 election, party officials said Sunday after nominations for the ballot closed.

Imran Khan - detained since August - says the army has colluded with the dynasties that have been in power for many years to crush his...