Pakistan's election commission refuses to recognize Gohar Ali Khan as PTI chairman due to unresolved election disputes and a court-ordered voiding of 2023 party polls.

The Election Commission of Pakistan says it won’t recognize Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as PTI chairman, citing unresolved internal election disputes and a Lahore High Court stay. The ECP rejected his request to include independent senators in the party, noting the Supreme Court voided PTI’s 2023 intra-party elections. Though the Supreme Court reinstated PTI as a parliamentary party in July 2024, allowing 39 lawmakers to join, the leadership void remains. Gohar plans to challenge the ECP’s decision, arguing the party’s Senate elections were legal. PTI remains registered but lacks an official leader.