Imran Khan was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2018.
Pakistan will hold crucial national elections tomorrow to form a new government for the next five years. Out of a population of 241 million, 128 million Pakistanis are above the age of 18 and eligible to vote. A total of 5,121 candidates competed The federal legislature is 12,695 and the provinces are 12,695. Pakistan’s National Assembly has a total of 336 seats, 266 of which are elected through direct voting on polling day.
Additionally, of the remaining 70 seats, 60 reserved for women candidates, 10 non-Muslims.
Before the vote, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan and his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)faced with a challenging task, his legal entanglements.
Here’s everything you need to know about Imran Khan:
- Imran Khan was born on October 5, 1952 in Lahore.
- After preliminary studies at Aitchison College and Lahore Cathedral School, he went to Keble College, Oxford, where he pursued an undergraduate degree in economics, politics and history.
- In 1974, he was also captain of the Oxford University cricket team.
- Imran Khan also had a brilliant cricketing career. In 1982, he was appointed captain of the Pakistan cricket team. He led the team to win the 1992 World Cup and was also known as “Imran’s Cornered Tigers”.
- He is known as one of the top all-rounders in the cricket world.
- Former cricketer Imran Khan was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2018. However, the 71-year-old was removed from office in 2022.
- The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief was arrested on corruption charges last May and is currently serving a 34-year sentence in separate cases.
- Mr Khan was arrested from his residence in Zaman Park, Lahore. Earlier, an Islamabad court sentenced him to three years in prison for concealing proceeds from the sale of Toshakana state gifts.
