Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s beleaguered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party announced on Monday that it would reveal its candidates for the upcoming February 8 election within the next 24 hours. Senator Ali Zafar from the party stated that the confirmation had been issued to 98-99 percent of candidates seeking to contest the election on a PTI ticket. However, a decision still needed to be made on only two percent of the seats. Mr. Zafar added that the announcement of the candidates would be made after the verdict of the Peshawar High Court. He also mentioned that a significant number of lawyers had been given tickets to participate in the election, although the ratio of lawyer tickets to party workers was not specified. With only a month left until the general election, most political parties in Pakistan have yet to finalize their candidate lists. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is facing difficulties in accommodating PTI dissidents, as well as the Istehkam Pakistan Party (IPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) in Punjab. On the other hand, the PTI has been demanding a fair playing field, claiming that it is being targeted. The party has also taken its election symbol, the cricket bat, to the Supreme Court after the Peshawar High Court stripped them of it. The PTI challenged the verdict in the top court.
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Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan to announce party candidates within 24 hours.
