<p>Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party said on Wednesday that he had named one of his lawyers as his temporary stand-in to contest the position of party head.</p><p>Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party released a video showing barrister Gohar Khan announcing his nomination.</p><p>"I will fill in for Imran Khan," the nominee said, adding that Khan was and will always remain party chief.</p><p>The party needs a new chairman to hold elections scheduled for Saturday to elect a new party chairman and other office bearers as former national cricketing hero Khan, being a convict, is barred from taking part.</p>.Pakistan players told to put country before franchise leagues.<p>The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) last week gave the party 20 days to hold the intra-party elections, which are needed for it to keep the cricket bat as its election symbol.</p><p>Barrister Ali Zafar, another of Khan's lawyers, said that the replacement was just a babysitting arrangement.</p><p>Khan was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison in August on corruption charges.</p><p>General elections are scheduled for Feb. 8, 2024, with Khan's party facing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's party as its main opponent.</p>
<p>Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party said on Wednesday that he had named one of his lawyers as his temporary stand-in to contest the position of party head.</p><p>Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party released a video showing barrister Gohar Khan announcing his nomination.</p><p>"I will fill in for Imran Khan," the nominee said, adding that Khan was and will always remain party chief.</p><p>The party needs a new chairman to hold elections scheduled for Saturday to elect a new party chairman and other office bearers as former national cricketing hero Khan, being a convict, is barred from taking part.</p>.Pakistan players told to put country before franchise leagues.<p>The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) last week gave the party 20 days to hold the intra-party elections, which are needed for it to keep the cricket bat as its election symbol.</p><p>Barrister Ali Zafar, another of Khan's lawyers, said that the replacement was just a babysitting arrangement.</p><p>Khan was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison in August on corruption charges.</p><p>General elections are scheduled for Feb. 8, 2024, with Khan's party facing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's party as its main opponent.</p>