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 Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ And let us know in the comments if there’s a topic you find confusing and would like Start Here to cover ⤵️ |