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Imran Khan
Imran Khan is the Chairman of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) political party. A philanthropist and sportsman (cricket captain of the Pakistan team that won the World Cup), he was a member of Pakistan's parliament until its dissolution last year. He is the Chancellor of Bradford University in the United Kingdom.
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A Vote against Voting in Pakistan
Imran Khan Series: The World in Words 2008-02-12ISLAMABAD -- As Pakistan gears up for its parliamentary election on February 18, many observers hope that the vote will usher in a period of stability and calm by lending popular legitimacy to the government. But sometimes democracy is best served by refusing to participate. The upcoming election, to be held under the illegal Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) implemented following President Pervez Musharraf’s state of emergency on November 3, is such a case, which is why my party and its coalition partners are boycotting the vote. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 14765
