Islamabad Aug 19 (IANS) Pakistan s new Prime Minister Imran Khan has nominated Arif Alvi as the party s candidate for the office of the President of the country Information Minister-designate Fawad Ahmed said.
Imran Khan who is also the Chairman of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) made the announcement on Saturday Xinhua news agency reported.

Pakistan will hold the presidential election on September 4 to have a successor to current President Mamnoon Hussain at the end of his five-year-tenure.

Pakistan s President is elected by the members of the National Assembly or the lower house of Pakistan s Parliament senate and the four provincial assemblies.

Arif Alvi a senior politician and currently a member of the National Assembly is considered as a close confidant of Imran Khan.

He is a founding member of PTI and was the Secretary-General of the party from 2006 till 2013.

--IANS mag/sed