Former cricketer Imran Khan has claimed victory in Pakistan’s election

Former cricketer Imran Khan has claimed victory in Pakistan’s election.

Khan joined Pakistan’s national cricket team in 1976, and played until 1992. Khan also served as the team’s captain intermittently throughout 1982–1992. He, notably, led Pakistan to victory at the 1992 Cricket World Cup, Pakistan’s first and only victory in that competition. Khan retired from cricket in 1992 as one of Pakistan’s most successful players. In total he made 3,807 runs and took 362 wickets in Test cricket and is one of eight world cricketers to have achieved an ‘All-rounder’s Triple’ in Test matches.

After retiring from cricket, Khan became and philanthropist and then In 1996, Khan founded a political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

In a television address, he said: “We were successful and we were given a mandate.”

His PTI party is still expected to fall short of an overall majority, so it would have to seek coalition partners in order to form a government.

Mr. Khan’s victory is not without controversy. There are allegations of voter rigging and the Campaign has been marred by violence. On voting day a bomb killed 31 people at a polling station.

In his address, Mr Khan said: “I think this has been the clearest, fairest election Pakistan has ever had.” He added that he would investigate any claims to the contrary.

He also appealed to his rivals to join hands with him to develop Pakistan. And he vowed to hold talks with India to seek a resolution to the dispute over the Kashmir region, a key flashpoint between the nuclear-armed countries.

He also called for “mutually beneficial” ties with the United States, despite being an outspoken critic of that country’s anti-terrorism measures in the region, such as drone strikes.

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After twenty one years of trying to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan has finally got his wish