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Imran Khan declares victory in Pakistan’s general election

 Imran Khan said after 22 years of struggle he finally got an opportunity to fulfill his dream and serve the nation and his party envisioned creating a Pakistan "that Jinnah dreamed of" Islamabad- Pakistan Tahreek Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has declared victory in Pakistan's election, seeing off the party of former PM Nawaz Sharif, who was jailed for corruption. Voting was marred by violence and allegations of poll-rigging. With about half the votes counted from Wednesday’s elections, Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) – Justice Movement – has a solid lead, according to the official preliminary results. The elections were marred by a gruesome suicide bombing. Some 371,000 soldiers have been deployed at polling stations across the country, nearly five times as many as during last general election in 2013. Khan addressed the nation from his home in Islamabad, vowing to investigate all complaints of rigged polls made by his opponents – the Pak...