Imran Khan villa outside Islamabad has been surrounded by protesters from his own political party

Imran Khan faces a revolt from within his party as its members accuse him of nominating corrupt candidates for elections next month.

His villa outside Islamabad has been surrounded by 2,000 protesters from his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, angry that politicians from rival parties have been chosen. Mr Khan, 65, told them that not “even a single party ticket” had been issued improperly, adding: “I have not given tickets to my family members or friends.”

A protestor told him: “You have always promoted the party workers by promising to fight corruption and now you have chosen these corrupt politicians as your candidates.”

Shahreyar Ali, another protester, told The Times: “We will not leave until the appropriate person has been awarded the PTI ticket from