Who is Imran Khan? | Start Here

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Imran Khan is the cricket star, turned prime minister, turned ex-prime minister, who’s at the centre of a political storm in Pakistan.
#AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann looks at his life and career, to explain how he became so popular – and so divisive.

00:00 - Who is Imran Khan?
02:17 - Khan’s political beginnings
02:58 - Pakistan’s political history
03:46 - Khan and the military
05:00 - Khan’s time in office
08:01 - Khan’s ouster
08:20 - Khan fights back
09:12 - Legal cases against Khan
10:31 - Pakistan’s political future

This episode features:
Farzana Shaikh - Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House
Uzair Younus - Director, Pakistan Initiative, Atlantic Council
Abid Hussain - Al Jazeera Digital Correspondent, Islamabad

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