“Taliban-friendly.LONDON: One of the most reputable newspapers in the UK, The Guardian, fiercely opposed the jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder’s candidacy for Oxford University’s ceremonial position, calling him a “supporter” of former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and “Taliban-friendly”.
me.From his prison cell, Khan announced his intention to run for Oxford’s new chancellorship. He stated that he wanted to “give back” to the university for helping him through his formative years and that “I am committed to giving back to the world the resilience, determination and integrity that life has taught me, even when the odds are stacked against me”.
The decision caused outrage, as seen by varsity sources, who said that their office had received multiple emails expressing worries about his support for the Taliban in the past and corruption cases.
