ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's cricket star turned politician Imran Khan said India and Pakistan should resolve their dispute over the divided Kashmir region through talks, as he declared victory on Thursday in Pakistan's still-disputed general election.
"The leaders of Pakistan and India should sit down at a table and resolve the Kashmir issue," Khan said in a victory speech on Thursday.
Khan's party has a commanding lead in partial election results, but supporters of jailed ex-prime Nawaz Sharif alleged rigging in the vote count, calling the process an assault on democracy in a country that has a history of military rule.
(Writing by Kay Johnson; Editing by Alex Richardson) ((Kay.Johnson@thomsonreuters.com; +93-79-007-2137 in Afghanistan; +92-300-856-6702 in Pakistan;))
