Ganguly congratulates Pak PM elect Imran
Friday - July 27, 2018 6:40 pm ,
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Ganguly congratulates Pak PM elect Imran
Kolkata July 27 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday congratulated cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan who is set to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan saying the iconic former World Cup winning captain fought hard to reach the high office.
"Politics I have got no idea but congratulations (to him) " Ganguly told reporters on the sidelines of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) s annual awards ceremony here.
"He has been fighting for a long time and now he is set to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. So again congratulations " Ganguly added.
Rated as one of the best all-rounders of all time Imran who led Pakistan to the 1992 World Cup victory is all set to be the 19th Prime Minister after his party Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party but is short of a majority in the National Assembly elections.
While counting was still on even 40 hours after polling concluded across the country the PTI was declared victorious in 114 seats.
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"Politics I have got no idea but congratulations (to him) " Ganguly told reporters on the sidelines of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) s annual awards ceremony here.
"He has been fighting for a long time and now he is set to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. So again congratulations " Ganguly added.
Rated as one of the best all-rounders of all time Imran who led Pakistan to the 1992 World Cup victory is all set to be the 19th Prime Minister after his party Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party but is short of a majority in the National Assembly elections.
While counting was still on even 40 hours after polling concluded across the country the PTI was declared victorious in 114 seats.
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