Cricket legend Imran Khan claims election victory in Pakistan as opponents cry foul
by Shashank Bengali and Aoun Sahi, Los Angeles Times
Jul 26, 2018
3 minutes
ISLAMABAD - Imran Khan, a cricket legend turned anti-corruption agitator, claimed a resounding victory Thursday and was poised to become Pakistan's next prime minister after an election that was tarnished by allegations that the army had rigged the campaign in his favor.
Pakistan's election commission had yet to release final results from a tedious and much-delayed vote-counting process, but unofficial returns published by Pakistani media showed Khan's party far ahead with nearly twice the number of
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