Pakistan ex-Prime Minister Khan barred from election candidacy

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and most of his supporters have been rejected as candidates for the Feb. 8 election, get together officers mentioned Sunday after nominations for the poll closed.

Khan has been in jail since August, dealing with trial over a slew of circumstances he insists have been orchestrated to forestall him from contesting the election because the figurehead of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Occasion.

The previous cricket star was discovered responsible of graft earlier this yr, however a courtroom suspended his three-year sentence and the conviction is being appealed.