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Imran Khan is the cricket star turned prime minister turned ex-prime minister who’s at the centre of a political storm in Pakistan. AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann looks at his life and career to explain how he became so popular – and so divisive. 00:00 - Who is Imran Khan? 02:17 - Khan’s political beginnings 02:58 - Pakistan’s political history 03:46 - Khan and the military 05:00 - Khan’s time in office 08:01 - Khan’s ouster 08:20 - Khan fights back 09:12 - Legal cases against Khan 10:31 - Pakistan’s political future This episode features: Farzana Shaikh - Associate Fellow Asia-Pacific Programme Chatham House Uzair Younus - Director Pakistan Initiative Atlantic Council Abid Hussain - Al Jazeera Digital Correspondent Islamabad

Imran Khan is the cricket star, turned prime minister, turned ex-prime minister, who’s at the centre of a political storm in Pakistan.
#AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann looks at his life and career, to explain how he became so popular – and so divisive.

00:00 - Who is Imran Khan?
02:17 - Khan’s political beginnings
02:58 - Pakistan’s political history
03:46 - Khan and the military
05:00 - Khan’s time in office
08:01 - Khan’s ouster
08:20 - Khan fights back
09:12 - Legal cases against Khan
10:31 - Pakistan’s political future

This episode features:
Farzana Shaikh - Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House
Uzair Younus - Director, Pakistan Initiative, Atlantic Council
Abid Hussain - Al Jazeera Digital Correspondent, Islamabad
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