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Cricket Legend Imran Khan Claims Victory In Pakistani Elections

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By Ignatius Igwe
Updated July 26, 2018
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Supporters of Pakistan’s cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party, dance as they celebrate in Lahore early July 26, 2018, as voting closed in general elections. One of the main candidates in Pakistan’s election, Shahbaz Sharif, rejected the results of the poll as counting was still underway, alleging “blatant” rigging. “It’s such a blatant rigging that everyone has started crying. Today what they have done has pushed Pakistan back 30 years… We reject this result,” Sharif, who leads the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), told a press conference in Lahore. WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP

 

Supporters of Pakistan’s cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party, dance as they celebrate in Lahore early July 26, 2018, as voting closed in general elections. WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP

 

Pakistan cricket legend turned opposition stalwart Imran Khan claimed victory Thursday in the country’s tense elections, following accusations of poll rigging by rival parties.

“We were successful and we were given a mandate,” Khan said during a live broadcast.

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