Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan is reportedly planning to apply for the position of the chancellor at Oxford University after the post became vacant following the resignation of Lord Patten. Imran Khan is in jail on charges of inciting protests and violence against the military last year. Reacting to the viral news, Imran Khan’s aide Sayed Z Bukhari said the decision has not been taken whether Imran Khan would contest but there are consultations going on.
“No decision has been made about Imran Khan running for Chancellor of Oxford University , however we have a series of consultations regarding it today and will be decided in the next 24-48hrs,” Bukhari posted.
According to the UK Telegraph, the elections for the chancellor post will be held online for the first time. Generally, the post goes to graduates of the university, mostly politicians.
Imran Khan graduated from Oxford in 1972, studied economics and politics at Keble College and also captained the cricket team of the university. In 2005, Imran Khan became the chancellor of Bradford University and hence if he becomes the Oxford chancellor, it will not be his first such role.
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Reports said Imran Khan’s team cited public demand that he should contest but it will be a tough one as Boris Johnson, Tony Blair — the former UK PMs — are also in the race.
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The news came as Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf faces crisis in the country with the present government planning to ban the party. Information minister Attaullah Tarar recently announced the decision that the government will ban the party after seeing all available evidence in connection with last year’s protests.
71-year-old Imran Khan has been in the Adiala Jail for almost a year for his conviction in four cases — two Toshakhana references, the cipher case, and the Iddat case, in which his wife, Bushra Bibi, is also jailed.