Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will run for post of Oxford University's Chancellor from his prison cell, according to a report in The Telegraph.
Imran Khan, who is an Oxford graduate, is lodged in Adiala Jail in connection with several cases. He will enter an online ballot for the post, necessitated by the resignation of Lord Patten, the Tory Party chairman who held the post for 21 years.
“Imran Khan will contest for the chancellor of Oxford University as there is a public demand that he should contest,” adviser to Imran Khan on international media Syed Zulfi Bukhari told The Telegraph.
“We will announce it publicly once we get a go-ahead from Khan and start the signature campaign for it,” he added.
Imran Khan studied Economics and Politics at Keble College, Oxford in 1972. He also served as the chancellor of Bradford University from 2005 till 2014.
Besides Imran Khan, prominent candidates in the fray include Former British Prime Ministers Sir Tony Blair and Boris Johnson.
This will be the first time the chancellor elections will be held online, instead of the traditional process requiring graduates to attend in full academic dress.
Imran Khan is currently imprisoned on charges of inciting protests and violence against the powerful Pakistani military in May 2023, allegations which he denies.
In a recent interview from jail, he stated, "I am confined in a 7ft by 8ft death cell, typically reserved for terrorists. People voted for me because they are fed up with the current system and how Pakistan is being run."
Source: India Today