KARACHI: Pakistan’s election body on Saturday rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination to contest the 2024 national elections, the Election Commission body said.
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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief filed his papers to contest from his hometown Mianwali.
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Khan was jailed this year in August in the cipher case, which involved an alleged violation of the Official Secret Act. It was alleged that the cricketer-turned-politician disclosed a secret diplomatic cable sent by Pakistan’s Washington embassy in March.
The 71-year-old former cricket star has been embroiled in a string of political and legal battles ever since he was ousted as prime minister in April 2022.
