Staff Reporter
CHAKWAL: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has criticised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for prioritising foreign visits over providing assistance to the flood-affected people.
Imran Khan, while addressing a mammoth public gathering in Chakwal today, slammed PM Shehbaz Sharif and FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari over foreign visits amid flood disasters. “In which country a prime minister pays foreign visits after leaving the nation in difficulties? Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is ruling the Sindh province whose chairman has also gone abroad.”
“If you are going to a foreign country then at least they should increase the respect of Pakistan there. Everyone has witnessed Shehbaz Sharif’s actions when he was sitting with the Russian president.”
During his initial remarks, the PTI chief said that he will add Chakwal youth and women to the real independence movement. “The nation will have to come out when I give a call for getting real independence in the country.”
“I have raised Rs14 billion funds for flood victims via 8.5-hour telethons so far. People will definitely give donations when they are confident that their funds will be appropriately utilised. I can assure that there are no more open-hearted people in the world than Pakistanis.”
“I am afraid that wheat crop will be affected due to flood water in Sindh. The flood has destroyed crops in Sindh and Balochistan. Flood victims are facing a lot of difficulties due to flood water everywhere.”
