Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has been rejected as a candidate for the upcoming general election in February by the country's Election Commission. Khan was disqualified due to a corruption conviction and for not being a registered voter in the constituency for which he was standing. Despite this, Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), claims he is the country's most popular leader, citing him as being targeted by the military. Should Khan's appeal be unsuccessful, this would mark a significant blow for his party, already the subject of a months-long crackdown by authorities.