Imran Khan’s party nominates Umar Ayub Khan as PM candidate
The Hindu
Former prime minister Imran Khan's party nominates Umar Ayub Khan as its prime ministerial candidate, facing challenges from rival parties.
Jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party on February 15 nominated as its Prime Ministerial candidate the party secretary general Umar Ayub Khan, grandson of former military dictator Ayub Khan.
Umar Ayub Khan, 54, joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) before the 2018 general elections after losing the 2013 polls as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) from Haripur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Due to the fractured mandate with none of the parties getting a clear majority, Pakistan is yet to get a new government. Even when more than 100 independents backed by Khan’s PTI party won the February 8 polls, it has alleged that its mandate was stolen.
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If those troubles were any less, over the last three days, some of the independents have joined the possible coalition to be formed by PTI’s rival parties.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has announced that its President Shehbaz Sharif, 72, will be its Prime Ministerial candidate. The former Prime Minister is supported by the Pakistan Peoples Party and four other smaller parties.
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