Imran nominates party’s Secy Gen Omar Ayub as PM

Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has nominated party secretary general Omar Ayub as its prime ministerial candidate, according to local media reports.

The independent candidates backed by PTI form the largest bloc.

However, despite independents winning 101 national assembly seats, a government can only be formed by a recognised party, or coalition of parties, so they would have to join another group to become an effective bloc.

The announcement comes amid the attempts by Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to form a coalition government.

Born on January 26, 1970, Omar Ayub belongs to the famous Ayub Khan family, with his grandfather being General Muhammad Ayub Khan, the second President of Pakistan. His father, Gohar Ayub Khan, also had a significant political career, serving as a member of the National Assembly and holding various ministerial positions.

(With inputs from agencies)