A Khan for a Khan: Barrister Ali Gohar becomes new chairman of PTI

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has officially announced Barrister Ali Gohar Khan to be the nominated chairman of the party. PTI Senior Vice-President Sher Afzal Marwat had informed of this appointment earlier on Tuesday.

This announcement followed Imran Khan’s decision not to retain the top post due to legal obstacles, as the party heads towards internal polls.

Speaking on the occasion, Barrister Gohar said, “I have no words to express my gratitude for this appointment”. He added, “Imran Khan is the chairman inside and outside of jail. I will be his nominated successor.”

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The newly appointed chairman candidate of PTI said that he will perform the responsibilities of the chairman until Imran Khan comes back.

“I appeal for prayers to fulfill this heavy responsibility,” Barrister Ali Gohar said.

WHO IS ALI GOHAR KHAN

According to the PTI leader’s website, he is an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and appears in all high courts as well.

He is from Khyber Pukhtunkhwa’s Buner district and was formerly affiliated with Pakistan People’s Party and contested on a National Assembly seat from there in 2008 on PPP ticket.

He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2022 in the presence of former Chief Minister Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pervez Khattak who himself has left PTI to form hi own political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTIP).

He is a law graduate from Wolverhampton University, UK with LLM from Washington School of Law, USA. Gohar has been in active law practice with more than 50 reported judgments to his credit on subjects ranging from taxation, commercial, corporate, arbitration, banking, election, etc.

The new chairman of PTI has civil and criminal trials experience, and even has the honour to appear before the Supreme Judicial Council, Field General Court Martial, and its Court of Appeal.

His clients include public and private companies and important persons, including Imran.

Barrister Ali Gohar Khan was a member of the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian and contested elections for the National Assembly in 2008, however, he lost. He then joined the PTI in July 2022.