July 29: The Washington Post report by Pamela Constable states that Less than a week ago, Imran Khan was a maverick candidate for parliament, shouting himself hoarse above loudspeaker music at youth rallies. Today, he is a prime minister in waiting, graciously receiving Middle Eastern ambassadors in his hillside mansion above the capital. Outside, supporters have thronged the barricaded entrance, dancing and drumming in a seemingly inexhaustible frenzy of celebration. In the four days since Khan, a former cricket star turned anti-corruption crusader, trounced the long-ruling Pakistan Muslim League and every other party in the polls, a nationwide burst of euphoria has remained at fever pitch. But already, the moment of triumph is being tempered by somber reflection on the scope of the challenges Khan faces as he attempts to transform a vast, poor country beset by a range of entrenched ills.
The Washington Post: Khan’s victory in Pakistan prompts wave of euphoria — and ripples of skepticism
