Pakistan opp. chief vows to end corruption if elected prime minister

Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Party Imran Khan gestures as he delivers a speech during a political campaign rally, in Islamabad, on July 21, 2018, ahead of general elections. (Photo by AFP)

Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan vowed to put an end to corruption and promised to improve the economy of the country at an election rally on Saturday in Islamabad 48 hours before the official end of the campaign.

Security was high at the rally ahead of the July 25 elections as hundreds of flag-waving supporters wearing colorful make-up and hats cheered for Khan as he arrived on stage.

The elections come at a time of growing economic instability in the nuclear-armed nation of 208 million people. Islamabad's rapidly depleting currency reserves and a widening current account deficit have prompted many analysts to predict the next government will need to seek the country's second International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout since 2013.

The lead-up to the elections has seen growing tension between civilian politicians from the outgoing ruling party of ousted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and the powerful military, which has ruled for about half of Pakistan's history since independence in 1947.

(Source: Reuters)


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