ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will address a live international telethon on Monday to raise funds for flood victims of massive floods which have claimed more than 1,000 lives and left over 30 million without shelter across the country.
کل کے ٹیلی تھون کے حوالے سے چیئرمین تحریک انصاف @ImranKhanPTI کا خصوصی پیغام- #عمران_خان_ٹیلی_تھون_مہم pic.twitter.com/xfkSVgjlix
— PTI (@PTIofficial) August 28, 2022
In a message from his Twitter handle, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry shared that Imran Khan will address a live international telethon from 9:30 pm to 12:00 midnight.
“The chief ministers of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will also accompany him during the telethon,” he said.
In a video message on Sunday, the former prime minister said Pakistanis were suffering due to floods across the country that have affected a large number of people.
“I will hold a telethon at 9:30 pm today to collect funds for the flood victims from people within Pakistan and overseas Pakistanis. I want every Pakistani to contribute to the fund and donate as much as possible,” he said. Imran Khan said that a committee headed by PTI leader Dr Sania Nishtar will deal with all the matters related to donations and added that the body will have representation from all provinces. He said that the funds will be spent and distributed among those affected by floods.
Our senior ldrshp met & we decided I
wld do international telethon to raise funds for flood affectees on Monday night. Imran Tigers will be activated to volunteer for relief work. A comm under Sania Nishtar wiĺl be set up to identify & coordinate funds allocation based on needs.— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 27, 2022
“Our senior leadership met & we decided I would do international telethon to raise funds for flood affectees on Monday night. Imran Tigers will be activated to volunteer for relief work. A committee under Sania Nishtar will be set up to identify & coordinate funds allocation based on needs,” he had tweeted.
