Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan on Saturday announced to cancel his upcoming rally in Peshawar on Sunday and announced to host a telethon to raise funds for flood affectees after he faced criticism for his ignorance of the nation’s plight in the face of the unprecedented deluge.
PTI Chief Imran Khan, who has been conducting rallies across the country to garner support for his movement against the government for the alleged sabotage of his administration, had planned a rally in Peshawar on Sunday.
He is also due to address a rally at the Syed Zameer Jafri Stadium in Jhelum later today.
However, his decision to hold rallies even as over half the country is affected by floods and to urge people to donate to the party to fund their antigovernmental movement was met with severe criticism.
It forced the party chief to review their decision on donation drives and rallies.
In separate messages on the social media site Twitter on Saturday afternoon, Imran Khan and his party’s senior leadership announced the decision to put off the Peshawar rally and to host a telethon instead to raise funds for flood relief.
