report in The News, Dec 4, 2023ISLAMABAD: Taking a jibe at Barrister Gohar’s election as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) senior leader Khawaja Asif Sunday censured Imran Khan for handpicking Asif Ali Zardari’s “protégé” as the party’s new chairman. The former defence minister was referring to Gohar replacing Imran Khan as the party chief following the intra-party election on Saturday, which were held after the ECP issued a 20-day deadline warning the party…
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PTI elects office-bearers in ECP-mandated polls
By globalpoliticsnews on December 3, 2023
by Manzoor Ali in Dawn, December 3rd, 2023PTI’s chief election commissioner announces results of the intra-party elections on Saturday.—DawnPESHAWAR: Barrister Gohar Ali Khan was elected new chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the intra-party polls which took place here on Saturday, as per the direction of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Party’s chief election commissioner Niazullah Niazi, while announcing the results, said Mr Gohar has been elected the new chairman whereas Omar Ayub…
Imran ‘picks’ Barrister Gohar for PTI chairman slot
By globalpoliticsnews on November 29, 2023
by Rizwan Shezad in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: In a rather surprising development, former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday picked Barrister Gohar Khan as his candidate for the post of chairman in the intra-party polls – a role he has held since the party’s formation over two decades ago. The announcement came late in the day after much confusion and a sense of conflict creeping into the party’s talks, with unprecedented cracks…
‘Nawaz cannot play sans own umpires’
By globalpoliticsnews on November 8, 2023
By Malik Asad in Dawn, November 8th, 2023ISLAMABAD: ……. Talking to media persons outside Adiala Jail, Imran Khan’s lawyer Barrister Umair Niazi said the PTI chief had criticised PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and also rejected the trial of civilians in military courts. The PTI lawyer quoted Mr Khan as saying that Nawaz Sharif cannot play without his own umpires and is again looking towards them. All political parties, except the…