Pakistan election results show jailed former PM Imran Khan's backers heading for an "election upset"

NEW: "Independents spring surprise, PTI-backed candidates defy odds," says Express Tribune newsp Friday

morning Khan is widely seen as Pakistan's most popular politician.

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