Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will run in upcoming parliamentary elections from prison, his party said on December 20, which legal experts say is possible while his appeal of his conviction in a corruption case is being considered. "Imran Khan has decided to contest elections for three seats in the National Assembly," or the lower house of parliament, said Gohar Khan, the head of Kahn's Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI) party. In Pakistan, politicians usually run for a seat from more than one constituency to expand their chances of winning.
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