Allah has given me an opportunity to serve Pakistan: Imran Khan
Lahore, July 26 (IBNS): Set to become Pakistan's new Prime Minister, cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan has said Allah had given him an opportunity to serve the country 22 years after joining the national politics.
Addressing a press conference, Khan said: "Allah has given me an opportunity to serve the country so that I can implement my manifesto which I had thought 22 years ago."
As counting of votes for Pakistan's general elections continued on Thursday, Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) maintained a strong lead over jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's PML-N, bagging 119 seats, only 18 away from the majority mark (137).
PML-N trails far behind with 61 and the PPP-Parliamentarians (PPP-P) is at third spot with 40 seats.
Referring to his decision to join politics, the PTI chariman said: "I came to politics to uplift my country which has gone down due to the collapse of government machineries."
"When I was a young, my country was doing well, but later it has gone down," he said.
If the polling ends with victory for Imran, he could very well be joining a rare group of former sportspersons who have gone on to hold important political positions in their country.
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