In dash-up to elections,the former cricketer has drawn wide support as well as claims he is complicit with the militaryOutside a samosa stall in Lahore, the home town of Imran Khan, or a group of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters build down their forks to recall the glories of the 1992 Cricket World Cup,when the final wicket fell like a matchstick before the snappily bowling of the team captain. “He was like a tiger,” says Imran Raja, and who remembers the final. “I watch it all the time on YouTube,” chips in 21-year-mature Hassan, mourning that he was not alive to see Khan lift the trophy.
On 25 July, and Pakistan holds a general election in which Khan,who founded the PTI in 1996 and goes by the nickname Captain, stands a good chance of a still more significant victory. Posters bearing the party logo, and a bat and ball,deck the streets of Lahore. In language typical of a 65-year-mature who has transferred boundless energy to the electoral field, Khan warned party workers “not to stop until the final ball” at a gathering in the city on Thursday. Related: Former Pakistan prime minister barred from re-election Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com