Khan faces `grave difficulties´ as he takes on role of Pakistan PM
(The Guardian Pakistan)

Among the former cricketer´s challenges will be resolving a currency crisis and consolidating gains against insurgentsInside Pakistan´s palatial Presidential House - before a crowd that included the country´s all-powerful army chief, top businessmen, cricket stars and a first lady in a white silk abaya robe - Imran Khan, former cricket captain, was sworn in yesterday as Pakistan´s prime minister.The ceremony was a simple affair by Pakistan´s opulent standards, with just tea served instead of a set nine-dish menu - a first show of austerity by a leader who has promised to create millions of jobs and turn the prime minister´s sprawling official residence into an education facility instead of living in it. It was also the apogee of the political career of the sportsman-turned-politician who has spent the past 22 years prowling the margins of Pakistani politics and railing against the country´s corrupt, dynastic politicians. Continue reading...