Pakistan poll body rejects Imran Khan's nomination for elections
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected the nomination of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections.
This decision has sparked controversy, with Khan's Pakistan Tahreek-e Insaf (PTI) party accusing the authorities of systematically impeding their candidates' participation in the upcoming February elections.
Imran Khan, the 71-year-old former cricket luminary currently serving a three-year prison sentence for corruption charges, faced a setback as the ECP enforced a ban on his involvement in politics for a duration of five years. Despite this prohibition, Khan boldly submitted his nomination papers on Friday.
In a subsequent announcement made from Lahore, the ECP disclosed a list of rejected nominees, prominently featuring Imran Khan's name. The commission clarified that Khan was ineligible as a nominee owing to his non-registration as a voter in the constituency and his status as "convicted by the court of law."
Additionally, Khan's attempt to secure a nomination in his hometown of Mianwali in Punjab province encountered a similar outcome, confirmed by his media team.
Following his incarceration in August due to corruption charges, Imran Khan has maintained a low public profile. His absence from public view has persisted despite last week's granting of bail by the Supreme Court in a separate case involving allegations of leaking state secrets. Nevertheless, Khan remains entangled in an array of legal battles that have persisted since his removal from office the previous year.
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