ISLAMABAD, July 28 -- Former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) has won victory in the general elections and is now in a strong position to form the government, according to the results announced by the Election Commission on Saturday.

November 5, 2012-Islambad, Pakistan: Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, speaks to members of his youth organization during a rally at the Expo Center. (File photo: VCG)

PTI, or Pakistan Movement for Justice, has taken the decisive lead by winning 115 seats against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and former President Asif Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party which won 64 and 43 seats respectively.