Barrister Gohar Ali Khan emerged as the uncontested choice for the new chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), succeeding the imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan.
The PTI conducted the intra-party elections held on the directives of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) with voters utilising an online app to cast their votes on Saturday.
Gohar Ali Khan, who was nominated by Imran Khan to contest for the top slot, was elected unopposed as the new chairman.
The development came in line with the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) directives following which the party conducted its intra-party polls, reports agencies.
Meanwhile, Omar Ayub Khan has been elected PTI’s central general secretary while Ali Amin Gandapur and Dr Yasmin Rashid were chosen as the party’s provincial presidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, respectively.
With the election of new PTI chairman, Imran Khan’s tenure at the key position since the party’s formation more than two decades back ended.
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