Imran Khan, Pakistan’s jailed former PM, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan, who’s at present lodged in a jail, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts for human rights and democracy. The 72-year-old was nominated by the Members of the Pakistan World Alliance (PWA), which is an advocacy group based final December and likewise belongs to the Norwegian political social gathering Partiet Sentrum. 

“We’re happy to announce on behalf of Partiet Sentrum that in alliance with any person with the correct to appoint, we now have nominated Imran Khan, the previous prime minister of Pakistan, to the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with human rights and democracy in Pakistan,” Partiet Sentrum mentioned on X on Sunday.

Earlier in 2019, Khan was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to advertise peace in South Asia. The Norwegian Nobel Committee receives a whole bunch of nominations yearly following which they choose the winner via a prolonged eight-month course of, The Specific Tribune reported.

The previous cricketer can be the founding father of Pakistan’s fundamental opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) social gathering, and has been incarcerated since August 2023. This January, Khan was sentenced to 14 years in jail in a case associated to the misuse of authority and corruption.

It was the fourth main case through which the previous premier was convicted. Three earlier convictions associated to promoting state items, leaking state secrets and techniques, and illegal marriage had been overturned or suspended by courts.

Khan misplaced energy after a no-confidence vote in April 2022, nonetheless, he has denied all expenses levied towards him, terming them as politically motivated.

(With inputs from PTI)