This is CNN-News18's group sport editor Gaurav Kalra interview of Imran khan from 2013 where the latter spoke on India-Pak cricketing ties.

Pakistani cricket icon-turned-politician Imran Khan nudged closer to power after a general election that has been marred by long delays in ballot counting and accusations of rigging by opponents.

With about half the votes counted from Wednesday's election, Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), or Pakistan Movement for Justice, was in a commanding lead in the nuclear-armed, Muslim-majority nation, the country's election commission said.

But supporters of jailed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the process was an assault on democracy in a country that has a history of military rule.

It is a stunning rise for an anti-corruption crusader who spent much of his political career on the fringes of Pakistani politics. The stock market shot up nearly 2 percent in early trading on relief that Khan was expected to be able to form a stable coalition.

First Published:Jul 26, 2018 5:44 PM IST