Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his maiden speech to the nation Sunday night, promised wide-ranging reforms to combat corruption and cut government expenditures to tackle a crisis-ridden national economy.

The 65-year-old cricketer-turned-political leader spoke a day after taking the oath of office and pledged his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)-led coalition government will adopt austerity measures to ease strains on the economy and tackle foreign debt of about $95 billion.

“It is shameful that the prime minister house has 524 staff. It has 80 vehicles, 33 of them are bullet-proof vehicles. There are helicopters and airplanes,” Khan lamented.

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