Former premier Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) found itself embroiled in fresh controversy after it denied a statement by one of its own leaders, who had claimed that Imran Khan would not contest the upcoming intra-party polls for the slot of party chairman and that he had picked someone to contest instead.

Dawn newspaper reported that while the party did not directly name new Senior Vice President Sher Afzal Khan Marwat, it was clear that the clarification through its official social media account was aimed at remarks made by him earlier in the day.