ISLAMABAD—Pakistan's newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan said Sunday that the country is in the worst economic condition it has seen and pledged to cut government expenditure, end corruption and repatriate public funds. In his first televised speech Khan, who a day earlier was sworn in as 22nd prime minister, promised reforms across all fields. The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. Earlier in the day, the legislature in Pakistan's largest Punjab province elected a member Khan's party as chief minister following last month's elections. Sharif is the son of the previous chief minister, Shahbaz Sharif, and the nephew of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who has been jailed on corruption allegations.

Source: thestar August 19, 2018 18:45 UTC