THIS IS NOT FLOOD, THIS IS TSUNAMI

 Finally, the revolution has come to Pakistan. The chairman of the party, Imran Khan succeeds in gathering thousands and thousands of Pakistani who actually wants to see a change in Pakistan. Intelligence sources said that between 65,000 and 70,000 attended the rally, while PTI’s deputy information secretary claimed the figure was over 100,000. Journalists’ counts ranged from 60,000 to 70,000 people.

Imran said the gathering was the fruit of his 15 years of work in politics. With the support of the youth, he said, the political status quo in Pakistan could be broken up. He also shed light on the choice of Lahore as the venue for the rally, referring to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah starting his movement for Pakistan from the same city. As a further warning to his political rivals, Khan declared: “Those in Raiwind and Islamabad should know that it is not a flood that is coming, but a tsunami.”

He said his party would form a special cell to probe assets owned by politicians in the country, adding that the PTI is ready to go to the Supreme Court to demand an independent election commission.

The former cricketer also outlined a 10-point agenda from his party, which he termed the only solution to the country’s current problems. The rally had an electric atmosphere, certainly aided by the large presence of the youth. In parts it had elements of a rock festival, as musicians, including Shehzad Roy, performed at the jalsa.

PTI’s 10-point programmes:

·     Khan vowed that if PTI came to power, it would end power crisis through coal reserves and by enhancing the capacity of generation plants.

·        Khan said that Rs3, 000 billion is wasted every year due to corruption, and stated his party would end Pakistan’s biggest problem while also bringing back foreign assets lying in Swiss banks.

·       The party would wipe out all ‘Patwaris’ through computerized systems. Khan said that people in villages live like slaves due to corrupt Patwaris and police.

·   The PTI would devise a new local government system which would enhance education and health in villages.

·        He said the PTI would also ensure rights for Baluchistan and end to target killings. Khan said his party would talk with Akhtar Mengal and the son of the Nawab of Kalat in this regard.

·        On terrorism, Khan termed the ‘war on terror’ as the US’ war and vowed to hang all those responsible for the deaths of 35,000 innocent Pakistanis. He said that there are one million armed people in the tribal areas who, if drone attacks stopped, would happily remove terrorists living in their areas. Khan added that the PTI would withdraw the military from the tribal areas.

·      On foreign policy, he said that his party would extend friendship to the US, but not at the cost of the country’s sovereignty – and would prefer to have close ties with China.

·    Regarding Kashmir, Khan said that he would convince India to withdraw its military from the disputed region and start negotiations with Kashmiri leaders.

·        He also said that the PTI would ensure the rights of minorities and laborers in the country, as well as empowering women through education.

In the end, I would say that I myself am a voter of Imran khan as I, like the other Pakistani citizens , am fed up of seeing the two leading and corrupted parties coming into the power and stand for nothing. We Pakistani people should understand now that the change is not coming, it has already come and this is a shining moment for all of us. Be proud to have a leader like Imran khan who is making day-night efforts to save our homeland and who is fighting for our rights.

Be proud to be a Pakistani and a part of PTI

WALEED HAROON

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