SARGODHA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Monday said that July 25 election would change the fate of the country.
Imran was addressing a press conference in Sargodha, where he was present as part of his ongoing election campaign.
He said that the status quo in a country’s political scenario could be quite powerful and it could, at times, be a big hurdle in bringing a change.
Imran lamented that farmers in Sargodha were oppressed, whereas people in Sindh were in a dire condition. He said that farmers had suffered immensely during the past five years.
He said that the PTI would introduce a special package for farmers, maintaining that improvement in their condition could bring prosperity to the country.
“The contest is going to be held in the next three weeks,” the PTI chief said, adding, “This is no common election; it can change the fate of the country.”
He said that the one, who brought a change and strengthened the institutions, could pull the country out of quicksand.
“From now onwards, you should be on the streets. We will give our best,” Imran told workers.
The PTI chairman earlier also visited Dargah Sial Sharif, where he requested Sahibzada Qasim Sialvi to support him in the polls ahead.
Meanwhile, the PTI on Monday issued countrywide election campaign schedule of party’s chairman Imran Khan.
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 visit 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, the PTI chairman will not be visiting Balochistan or tribal areas in KP formerly known as Federal Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA).
Also the PTI had introduced constituencies’ management system for digital election campaign in Pakistan for the first time.
in his video message, Imran said to party candidates that a revolutionary thing had been introduced in which data of constituencies would be present.
Details of the campaign: July 2 (Sargodha), July 3 and 4 (Karachi), July 5 (Swabi and Charsadda), July 6 (Swat), July 7 (Jhelum and Gujarat), July 9 and 10 (Umerkot, Tharparkar and other cities of interior Sindh), July 11 (Rahim Yar Khan), July 12 (Gujranwala and Kasur), July 13 (Rawalpindi), July 14 (Mardan and Peshawar), July 15 (Sialkot and Faisalabad), July 16 (Mianwali and Bannu), July 18 and 19 (Lahore), July 20 (Bahawalpur and Multan), July 21 (nine different regions of Lahore), July 22 (Karachi), July 23 (Islamabad).
Published in Daily Times, July 3rd 2018.
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