Lahore: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Saturday formally kicked off his campaign for next May 2013 general election by offering prayers at the shrine of Sufi saint Ali Hajvari for the success of his party Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf. Khan led a huge rally from the Mall, one of Lahore's main thoroughfares, to the Data Darbar shrine.
A charged crowd, consisting mostly of youths, shouted slogans like "The lion hunter has come". The lion is the election symbol of the PML-N led by former premier Nawaz Sharif, which is seen as the main rival of Khan's party in Punjab, the country's most populous and politically crucial province. A special truck was prepared for Khan to lead the rally.
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10:30 PM, Jan 20, 2013
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06:20 PM, Jan 16, 2013
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08:53 PM, Jan 08, 2013
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