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Profile: Imran Khan in danger of dropping ball because prime minister

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan lost Muttahid Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Wednesday after series of similar departures ahead of No-confidence vote expected in in next a few days.

Desertion grew along with questions over his performance including his government leadership of but struggling economysurrounded double-digit inflation and rising deficit.

Khan, a cricket legend who plunged on long and difficult journey in politics become prime minister in 1996, rallied its citizens with vision of free from corruption, prosperous country, respected on in world scene.

Handsome and charismatic Khan first grabbed the worldattention in early 70s as an aggressive fastbowler with characteristic jumping action.

Imran Khan bowling for Pakistan during the 1st Prudential Trophy One Day International between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 17 July 1982. Referee: David Evans. (Photo by Patrick Igar/Popperfoto via getty images)

He went on become one of in the world best wagon, and was the captain team of wayward stars from bleak prospects to pakistan first and only World Cup win in 1992, calling on them with famous battle cry fight “like cornered tigers.

After leaving cricket That year he became known as a philanthropist, raising $25 million to open a cancer hospital. in memory of his mother before climbing in politics with creation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in April 1996

Despite its fame, PTI languished. in political desert, not getting a place other than Khan’s for 17 years. However, during this period there were also dramatic moments. with Khan in 2007 escape house arrest jumping over but wall against the backdrop of repression on opposition figures at that time military Ruler General Pervez Musharraf.

In 2011, Khan began to draw huge crowds of young people disappointed with widespread corruption, chronic power outages and crises in education and unemployment.

Imran Khan points to him arrival during the rally in Lahore on October 30, 2011. Crowd of thousands gathered on October 30, for rally in Khan urged Lahore to put pressure on President Asif Ali Zardari. step down. (Arif Ali/AFP via getty images)

He got even more support in subsequent years with well-educated expatriates leave their jobs in work for his party and pop musicians and actors joining to him on in campaign drag.

His goalKhan told the assembly of hundreds of thousands of supporters in 2018 was supposed to turn Pakistan from a country with “small group of rich and sea of poor” to “example for humane system just system, for in world, of What is an Islamic welfare state?

It’s a year in 22 years in politics he was for a long time last victorious, marking the rare ascent of a sports hero to head of condition. However, observers have warned that its biggest enemy was his own rhetoric that raised the hopes of his supporters sky-high.

FROM STAR PLAYER TO REFORMER

Was born in 1952 son of civil engineer Imran Ahmed Khan Niyazi described himself as a shy child. who increased up with four sisters in wealthy urban Pashtun family in Lahore.

After privileged education in Lahore, during which his cricket game skills it became clear that he went on to university of Oxford where he graduated with degree in Philosophy, politics and economics.

Like him cricket career flourished developed colorful reputation in London in late 1970s. In 1995 he married Jemima Goldsmith. daughter of business tycoon James Goldsmith. Pair, who had two sons together, divorced in 2004.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: In this picture taken on July 18, 1996, Imran Khan is accompanied by his wife Jemima as he arrives in the high court in London. (STR/AFP via getty images)

BUT second short marriage to television journalist Reham Nayyar Khan in 2015 also ended in divorce.

His third marriage is to Bushra Bibi, the spiritual leader that Khan came to see. know during his visits to the 13th century shrine of Fariduddin Ganjshakar in Pakpattan, in 2018 reflected his growing interest in Sufism is a form of Islamic practice which emphasizes spiritual closeness to God.

Once in powerKhan went on his plan of building “welfare state” modeled after on what he said was ideal system meet back to flourish of Islam, about 14 centuries ago.

His government made number of key appointment based on qualifications rather than political privileges, and sought to reform the hiring in bureaucracy and civil service.

Other measures included easier for citizens to file complaints and make of universal health care for poor man in one provinces with plans expand the program at the national level.

That government also began project plant 10 billion trees to reverse decades of deforestation.

To support the long crippled economyKhan made significant reversal in policy and enlisted the support of the IMF for Pakistan and set lofty, albeit unfulfilled, targets for expanding tax collection.

But his anti-corruption drive It was also has been heavily criticized as a tool for pushing back political opponents – many of who was imprisoned on accusations of graft.

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Sandra Loyd
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