ISLAMABAD—Imran Khan won Pakistan’s election on a pledge to create millions of new jobs and rejuvenate the country’s ailing services. First, he will need to prevent an economic crisis.
The former cricket star, who spent two decades battling as a political outsider and never previously held a position in government, is set to be sworn in as prime minister on Saturday after an unexpectedly strong showing in the July 25 vote. He campaigned to overturn a history of poor governance in Pakistan, a nation of 200 million people that...