[6] Barrister Gohar is considered close to Aitzaz Ahsan and to businessman Malik Riaz, having served as his legal adviser.

[7] Khan was born on 10 October 1971 in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into a Pashtun family of the Yusufzai tribe.

[9] He also was one of the lawyers representing PTI in the Reserved seats case alongside Salman Akram Raja.

He received 27,532 votes and was defeated by Abdul Matin Khan, a candidate of the Awami National Party (ANP).

Imran Khan, the previous chairman, decided not to contest due to legal troubles in the Toshakhana reference case.

[17][18] He also criticized the government of Shehbaz Sharif for allowing the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to tap phones which he declared 'unconstitutional'.

[21][22][23] In June 2024, reports began of 27 PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad MNAs resigning from the National Assembly in protest against party leadership and criticism from other party leaders including Sher Afzal Marwat, Shehryar Afridi, Shandana Gulzar and ex-PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry.

According to reports, 21 of these MNAs displayed their intention to establish a "forward bloc" due to the party leadership (mainly Gohar, Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz)’s failure to release Imran Khan from his imprisonment.

[24][25][26][27] In response to this, Gohar called for Omar Ayub to be reinstated as Secretary-General,[28] while also denied any rumors of a forward bloc in the party.

[31][32] He also criticized the PMLN and PPP government for the plan to enact new constitutional amendments which would affect the Judiciary.