Pakistan Cricket Champion set to be sworn in as prime minster
Pakistan’s World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan was set to be sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan Saturday, after promising a new era of responsibility and prosperity in a fighting speech in parliament.
Khan won a simple majority from lawmakers in a Friday confidence vote three weeks after an election tainted by claims of military meddling and ballot-rigging.
Clad in a waistcoat and traditional white shalwar kameez garments and smiling broadly, he clutched prayer beads and could be seen wiping tears from his eyes as the count was announced.
His swearing in ceremony — scheduled for Saturday — will mark the end of decades of rotating leadership between two establishment zapatillas de running hombre entrenamiento neutro apoyo talón parties, punctuated by periods of military rule.
The July 25 election was branded “Pakistan’s dirtiest”, with accusations throughout the campaign that the military was trying A closeup of the Air Jordan 13 for the University of Oregon track and field team – Have Air Jordan 4 Sneakers for 2025 – Top 10 Must to tilt the playing field in Khan’s favour.
The army and Khan have denied claims from rival parties of “blatant” vote rigging.
The former cricketer, who captained Pakistan to World Cup victory in 1992, fell short of an outright majority, forcing him to partner with smaller parties and independents in order to form a government.
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Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party campaigned on promises to end widespread graft while building an “Islamic welfare state”.
“First of all, we will start strict accountability. I promise to my God that everyone who looted this country will be made accountable,” he said in his speech Friday.
PTI candidates were also voted speaker and deputy speaker of the National Assembly this week, putting Khan in a strong position to carry forward his legislative agenda.
He will face myriad challenges including militant extremism, water shortages, and a booming population negating growth in the developing country, among others.
Most pressing is a looming economic crisis, with speculation air jordan 4 military blue 2024 that Pakistan will have to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
Khan will also have to contend with the same issue as many predecessors: how to maintain a power balance nike ja 1 scratch in civil-military relations.
