Gohar Khan

The authorities gave "terrorism" as a reason for the move.

The embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's top leader Barrister Gohar Khan on Monday said his party would not boycott the February 8 election despite being forced to contest without its cricket bat poll symbol.

PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan on Saturday said that some masked men broke into his house and attacked his family members while he was attending a hearing in the Supreme Court on his party's electoral symbol of cricket "bat", according to a media report

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, currently in jail facing myriad charges he says are rigged to keep him from contesting elections next year, was replaced Saturday as head of the party he founded, officials said.

Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will not contest the intra-party polls and has instead nominated Barrister Gohar Khan for the post of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman to lead the party in the upcoming general elections, a top leader said.

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Leg-spinner Shadab Khan has been ruled out of the first Test starting December 26 due to a thigh injury. Zafar Gohar is added to the squad as replacement.

The authorities gave "terrorism" as a reason for the move.

The embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's top leader Barrister Gohar Khan on Monday said his party would not boycott the February 8 election despite being forced to contest without its cricket bat poll symbol.

PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan on Saturday said that some masked men broke into his house and attacked his family members while he was attending a hearing in the Supreme Court on his party's electoral symbol of cricket "bat", according to a media report

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, currently in jail facing myriad charges he says are rigged to keep him from contesting elections next year, was replaced Saturday as head of the party he founded, officials said.

Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will not contest the intra-party polls and has instead nominated Barrister Gohar Khan for the post of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman to lead the party in the upcoming general elections, a top leader said.

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Leg-spinner Shadab Khan has been ruled out of the first Test starting December 26 due to a thigh injury. Zafar Gohar is added to the squad as replacement.