Banyan: Pakistan's saviour?

摘要

Though a chill wind gusts through the garden of his hilltop home above Islamabad, Imran Khan, an all-time cricketing great turned politician, is all fired up. When his tiny party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (pti), boycotted the 2008 general election, the gesture did not affect the outcome. Now Pakistan is preparing for another election cycle. A partly new Senate has just been selected by regional representatives, and a general election is due within a year. Not only will Mr Khan take part. He also predicts outright victory: "God willing, we will sweep the election."