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By Owen Bennett-Jones and Bushra Taskeen
In the mid 2010s Imran Khan was at a low ebb. He had been a household name in Pakistan ever since he led the country’s cricket team to victory in the 1992 World Cup. But as he entered his 60s, the fame, glamour and parties which followed left him feeling unfulfilled. Khan wanted to make his mark in politics.
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