PTI intra-party polls: Barrister Gohar submits nomination papers for party chairman

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has submitted his nomination papers for the post of party chairman in the upcoming intra-party elections, days after Barrister Ali Zafar withdrew from the race for the position.

If Gohar Khan is elected, it will be his second term as party chief, having previously served as PTI chairman after getting elected in intra-party polls conducted on December 2, 2023, as per The News.

The development comes after the party’s announcement last week they it is holding fresh intra-party elections on March 3 after the Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) plea to uphold its decision declaring the PTI’s intra-party elections null and void due to administrative irregularities pertaining to its failure to adhere to its own Constitution and the provisions of the Election Act 2017 and Election Rules 2017.

The party’s federal election commissioner, Raof Hasan, issued the election schedule, as February 25 was the last date to submit nomination papers for candidates who wanted to take part in intra-party elections.

However, the final decision on nomination papers will be announced on February 27, and the polling will be held on March 3 at the PTI’s central office as well as provincial secretariats.