Prime Minister Imran Khan turned 68 yesterday. As expected, the former cricketer-turned-politician’s birthday was noticed far and wide on Twitter, with both his political supporters as well as his fans from his cricketing days wishing him well.
#HappyBirthdayPMImranKhan quickly became the number one Twitter trend in the country.
Khan’s former cricket vice-captain and once roommate, Javed Miandad, who recently fell out with him over “political differences” but later apologised after his nephew was appointed a provincial cricket coach — since then withdrawn over age related controversy — was among the first ones to wish him, doing so almost as the date changed to October 5 in the wee hours of yesterday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board, whose patron-in-chief the prime minister is, was among the first cricketing bodies to wish him:
The International Cricket Council wasn’t far behind: Former SAPM for Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, did the same:
Indian sports writer Joy Bhattacharjya recalled what PM Imran’s greatest contribution to cricket was.
Pak Passion Editor Saj Sadiq described PM Imran as “the greatest ever Pakistani cricketer”.
Pakistani film star Shaan appeared to compare PM Imran to Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah — the country’s founder — as he wished him health and prosperity and power.
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