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KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said on Tuesday that if elected into power, he would turn Karachi into a city where people would come to work.
The PTI chairman was addressing media after visiting different areas of the megapolis as part of his ongoing election campaign on Tuesday.
He said that while coming from Lahore he saw the provincial capital’s condition and it was in dire state after heavy rain.
Imran lamented that since 30 years the issues of Sindh and Karachi were not resolve.
He said that it is important to keep ground realities in consideration while electing a new party into power. He said that after the water crisis came to the fore, people are worried about the shortage water.
“People used to mock us for the Billion Tree Tsunami project, but now they know,” the PTI chief said.
He said that the PTI manifesto will also focus on environmental issues and how to conserve more water and grow plants.
Imran also said the General Election 2018 will be based on ideology as the political parties will have to explain to the voter the ideology behind asking for their votes.
Earlier today, Imran’s departure to Karachi was delayed as heavy rains continued to lash Lahore.
'Shehbaz unable to set foot outside home'
Taking a jibe at the former Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif, he said that Paris roads were not submerged in water in the wake of heavy rains.
"Had the [public] money been spent honestly, then this would not have been the situation today," he said, alleging the Sharif family of spending all funds on Raiwind.
"Shehbaz Sharif is unable to set his foot outside his home because there is anger among the masses," Imran said, while speaking to reporters in Lahore.
The PTI chairman was scheduled to reach Karachi from Lahore via a charter flight around noon. However, the cricketer-turned-politician left at 3:30pm.
Karachi tour
Imran is scheduled to tour different areas of the metropolis during his two-day visit.
According to a party spokesperson, Imran will tour his NA-243 constituency in the evening today.
"He will also lay the foundation stone of an orphanage in Memon Goth," the party spokesperson added.
The cricketer-turned-politician is contesting the general election from NA-243, Karachi which comprises Gulshan-i-Iqbal and parts of Jamshed Quarters. He is also in the poll contest for National Assembly seats from Islamabad, Mianwali, Bannu and Lahore.
On June 24, Imran kicked off his election campaign from Mianwali. Imran then took to Bannu and Sargodha and will now campaign in Karachi for the next two days.
Election campaign travel log
The PTI on Sunday released an election campaign travel log of Imran.
According to the log issued by the party, the PTI chairman will campaign in 25 cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh in the next 21 days.
Imran will spend 11 days addressing public rallies in 14 different cities of Punjab, according to the travel log.
After Punjab, the PTI chairman will take to KP where he will campaign for five days in eight different cities.
Of the five days scheduled for Sindh, Imran will spend three days in Karachi and two in interior Sindh.
The PTI chairman’s campaign for the general election will conclude with a “massive rally” scheduled in Islamabad for July 23.
According to the party’s travel log, the PTI chairman will not be visiting Balochistan or the tribal areas in KP formerly known as Federal Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA).
https://www.geo.tv/latest/201700-imrans-departure-to-karachi-delayed-owing-to-rain
The PTI chairman was addressing media after visiting different areas of the megapolis as part of his ongoing election campaign on Tuesday.
He said that while coming from Lahore he saw the provincial capital’s condition and it was in dire state after heavy rain.
Imran lamented that since 30 years the issues of Sindh and Karachi were not resolve.
He said that it is important to keep ground realities in consideration while electing a new party into power. He said that after the water crisis came to the fore, people are worried about the shortage water.
“People used to mock us for the Billion Tree Tsunami project, but now they know,” the PTI chief said.
He said that the PTI manifesto will also focus on environmental issues and how to conserve more water and grow plants.
Imran also said the General Election 2018 will be based on ideology as the political parties will have to explain to the voter the ideology behind asking for their votes.
Earlier today, Imran’s departure to Karachi was delayed as heavy rains continued to lash Lahore.
'Shehbaz unable to set foot outside home'
Taking a jibe at the former Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif, he said that Paris roads were not submerged in water in the wake of heavy rains.
"Had the [public] money been spent honestly, then this would not have been the situation today," he said, alleging the Sharif family of spending all funds on Raiwind.
"Shehbaz Sharif is unable to set his foot outside his home because there is anger among the masses," Imran said, while speaking to reporters in Lahore.
The PTI chairman was scheduled to reach Karachi from Lahore via a charter flight around noon. However, the cricketer-turned-politician left at 3:30pm.
Karachi tour
Imran is scheduled to tour different areas of the metropolis during his two-day visit.
According to a party spokesperson, Imran will tour his NA-243 constituency in the evening today.
"He will also lay the foundation stone of an orphanage in Memon Goth," the party spokesperson added.
The cricketer-turned-politician is contesting the general election from NA-243, Karachi which comprises Gulshan-i-Iqbal and parts of Jamshed Quarters. He is also in the poll contest for National Assembly seats from Islamabad, Mianwali, Bannu and Lahore.
On June 24, Imran kicked off his election campaign from Mianwali. Imran then took to Bannu and Sargodha and will now campaign in Karachi for the next two days.
Election campaign travel log
The PTI on Sunday released an election campaign travel log of Imran.
According to the log issued by the party, the PTI chairman will campaign in 25 cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh in the next 21 days.
Imran will spend 11 days addressing public rallies in 14 different cities of Punjab, according to the travel log.
After Punjab, the PTI chairman will take to KP where he will campaign for five days in eight different cities.
Of the five days scheduled for Sindh, Imran will spend three days in Karachi and two in interior Sindh.
The PTI chairman’s campaign for the general election will conclude with a “massive rally” scheduled in Islamabad for July 23.
According to the party’s travel log, the PTI chairman will not be visiting Balochistan or the tribal areas in KP formerly known as Federal Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA).
https://www.geo.tv/latest/201700-imrans-departure-to-karachi-delayed-owing-to-rain
