ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran khan has held third telethon to raise funds for flood-victims, raising Rs3.5 billion rupees.
A total of Rs10 billion were collected in previous two telethons, the PTI chairman said.
The former premier assured donors his party will devise a digital system to distribute the funds.
“We will be using these funds in a transparent manner with a digital system.” Khan said.
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He noted how his government’s Ehsaas program remained the best social government program because of transparency.
Earlier, Dr Sania Nishtar informed the gathering that a digitalized system had been introduced to ensure transparency in the distribution of funds.
The PTI chairman lamented Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for being on foreign tours during devastating floods in the country. “This is insensitive from the prime minister to go abroad as the country drowns,” Khan added.
Moreover, the PTI chief repeated his demand for new elections during a meeting with members of the Punjab cabinet as he linked the snap polls with the “betterment of the country” rather than his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Mr. Khan congratulated Punjab ministers on their victory in the by-election on July 17 and declared that the PTI will achieve its goal of new general elections through its “peaceful battle” during the meeting at the Punjab House in Islamabad.
During the meeting, the topics of political personalities being victimized, media restrictions, and human rights breaches were discussed. The coalition partners also resolved to intensify their cooperation during the meeting and made the decision to deal with the issues made by the province MPs in a priority manner.
