Entries for October 2009

Toyama, Japan: PTI Japan led by organizer Khalid Faridi held a successful organizational meeting in Toyama which was attended by Firdaus Jamal and a large number of expats. The central organization has been completed by the nomination of several officials by Khalid Faridi.

Islamabad: Speaking at a seminar on NRO arranged by PTI women wing, Imran Khan said that the performance of the government is pushing the country towards midterm elections.

Lahore: CIS Omar Cheema met a delegation of farmers from South Punjab today. He said that govt. should take care of the rice and cotton growers of south Punjab, otherwise sense of neglect and deprivation will rise.

Yvonne Ridley and Asma Bajwa of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf with the help of these collaborators would organise different programmes to address the misconceptions and rumours regarding Dr. Aafia being floated by the US media.

Multan: Central VP Ejaz Chaudhry visited Multan membership camps today. The campaign which started on 10th October 2009 has registered 11,000 new members to date and will be continued till 8th November.

Chairman Imran Khan has appointed veteran journalist, analyst, writer and administrator Mr. Ghulam Akbar as Media Consultant to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Lahore: ISF Lahore held a protest outside press club on the arrival of Hilary Clinton in the city. They highlighted the issues of Dr. Aafia, drone attacks and Kerry-Lugar act using playcards and posters.

A donation link has been setup for supporting the relief efforts for Waziristan IDPs. All members are requested to donate generously to this noble cause and enable PTI to help the brothers and sisters in dire need.

Islamabad: PTI leadership has condemned the henious suicide attack in Peshawar today which resulted in huge number of innocent deaths.

Islamabad: 26^th October 2009 saw an amazing show of unity, brotherhood and discipline when in the face of persisting threats the students of the Islamic International University Islamabad organized a protest in condemnation the massacre of the students at the hands of terrorists on the 20^th of October.

Islamabad: PTI women wing president Fauzia Kasuri has ensured the minorities of sector G-8/1 that PTI will solve their problems on self help basis including construction of a bridge and issuance of CNICs.

Article by Information secretary south Punjab Jawad Amin Qureshi in Nawa-i-waqt appearing on 25th October 2009.

Chichawatni: Membership campaign running in tehsil Chichawatni is running in full swing and over 1600 members have been registered in only two days. 

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Woman Wing Punjab President Saloni Bokhari said that Imran Khan’s programme to visit and meet people of Lahore would give new hope to the citizens. 

Lahore 27th Oct: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Central Information Secretary Omar Sarfraz Cheema has severely criticized the taking over of Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation by Voice Of America as reported in the Press today.

Bahawalnagar: Central VP and organizer south Punjab Ejaz Chaudhry was in Bahawalnagar on an organizational visit. He discussed the preparations for chairman Imran Khan's december visit to the district.

Pakpattan: A meeting and worker convention was held in Pakpattan to organise and manage the upcoming visit of chairman Imran Khan. It was presided by the central Punjab president Asif Khan and attended by district president RIAZ ARSHAD KHAN NIAZI and other PTI Pakpattan officials.

LAHORE: Voicing concerns over Kerry-Lugar Law (KLL), President Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Lahore Mian Muhammad-ur-Rasheed has said, government’s anti-public policies are pushing country towards midterm polls. If leaders bring back their assets into country’s economy, KKL could easily be avoided.

Chairman Imran Khan expressed his heart felt condolence to former cricket captain Wasim Akram on the sad demise of his wife.

Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Central Information Secretary Omar Sarfraz Cheema has condemned the new curbs and conditions being imposed on military aid to Pakistan by U.S.A just to appease India.

Multan: CIS Omar Sarfaraz Cheema visited Multan membership camps and appreciated the progress of the organizers. He also spoke at a press conference later at Multan press club.

Brussels: A meeting of PTI Belgium officials and members was held on 23rd October to discuss party structure and progress in Belgium. Coordinator Sheikh Majid, Hafiz Unib, Dr. Fazal and others were present on the occasion.

Due to growing Sugar Crisis issue, uncertainty and lawlessness in the provincial capital, the activists of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf setup a hunger strike camp outside press club here on Thursday.

Lahore: VP Ejaz Chaudhry and CEC member Javed Iqbal attended a preparation meeting for the upcoming rabta muhim in Lahore. Chairman Imran Khan will be visiting all areas during the mass contact campaign.

There is a dangerous pattern connecting the events happening in and around Pakistan today. Unless we can see this larger picture, we will be overwhelmed by the fallout and our detractors like the US will have

Islamabad: Chairman Imran Khan, SG Dr. Arif Alvi, Fauzia Kasuri and Omar Cheema have condemned the suicide blasts in Kamra and Peshawar. They urged the government to review its security arrangements for common man which is bearing the brunt of this recent spate of attacks.

PTI membership campaigns in Multan, Sialkot, Jehlum and Sahiwal continue and large number of people are registering themselves with PTI.

Kuwait: In a detailed article published in Parwan, related to Dr. Arif Alvi's Kuwait visit, the SG said that government has failed to deliver on the numerous crises being faced by the country.

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has formed the Insaf Volunteers Force to participate in relief and rescue operations in case of any terrorist attack or any other untoward incident in the city.

DG Khan: Divisional organizer Sardar Aurangzeb Khan Kithran arranged a successful workers convention also attended by Ejaz Chaudhry. The convention demanded law and order implementation in DG Khan.

Gilgit: PTI is fielding two candidates in the Nov 12 elections in Gilgit. One is Mr. Saber Hussain from GB LA-2 Gilgit and the second is Wazir M. Aflatoon from GB LA-2 Astore. Both candidates are confident about their chances and have asked PTI members and leadership for their moral and financial support.

Islamabad: Chairman Imran Khan while condemning the blast at Islamic university which killed and injured innocent students, has called on the govt. to review its security policies to curb the continuous terrorist attacks in the country.

Lahore: In a meeting presided by Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, preparations for mass contact campaign in November have been started. Zonal presidents have been asked to arrange meetings to finalize the detailed plans.

Organizer south Punjab, Ejaz Chaudhry while citing the successful campaigns in Multan and Sahiwal has said that PTI's presence in south Punjab is gaining momentum and has appreciated the efforts of district offficials.

MIANWALI: Chairman Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Khan on Saturday claimed that students of backward areas could get education of UK standard in newly established NAMAL College in Mianwali.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that the root cause of terrorism was illiteracy and his government had resolved to provide better education in the country.

Rawalpindi: Media advisor to chairman Zahid Kazmi while talking to a delegation from Balochistan has criticized the continuous distribution of plots among bureaucrats at a time when common man is faced with terrorism, inflation and load-shedding.

Multan: Chief organizer south punjab Ejaz Chaudhry met media personalities along with PTI Multan officials and discussed current political issues and PTI stance on them.

Gilgit: For the upcoming elections on Nov 12 in Gilgit and Baltistan, election commission of Gilgit-Baltistan have alloted the sign of balance (Tarazoo) to PTI.

Strange as it may sound, but it is a fact that scores of people even in the federal capital fetch water on foot from far-flung areas to meet their domestic needs.

The situation has deteriorated in Afghanistan despite an increase in the number of US troops under President Barack Obama, a Pakistani politician says.

"He [Obama] does not give us the confidence that he has a proper grasp of what was going on there," Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) Imran Khan told Press TV in an exclusive interview.

Lahore: Speaking at a seminar arranged by ISF on Kerry-Lugar bill and its affects on Pakistan, chairman Imran Khan said that in these tough times, all politicians should be willing to sacrifice for the country.

Peshawar( ): ISF President NWFP Mr Murad Saeed visited Akorha Khattak,Pabbi and Nowshera camps where he met with ISF local officials. The record of the camps were also presented and he observed that almost 1600 members joined from different areas.

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan strongly condemns attack on Lahore Police Training Centers and FIA building.

The Kerry Lugar Bill has woken Pakistanis up to the realities of debilitating conditionalities that accompany US aid. The Americans love to claim, “there is no free lunch”, but no one in Pakistan thought that the cost of supporting the US in its War on Terror would be so high for the nation.

NWFP: Membership campaigns are underway in districts of Mansehra and Charsadda where a large number of people are registering themselves with PTI. These campaigns will be carried to all UCs of the said districts.

Rawalpindi: Zahid Kazmi, Ijaz Jazi and other PTI leaders laid flowers at the memorial of GHQ martyrs and hailed the bravery of soldiers who laid their lives to fight the terrorists.

Kuwait: President PTI Kuwait Arshad Naeem Chaudhry has said that opposition will face the consequences in the next elections if it does not play its role in the parliament.

Islamabad: Reacting to the blast in Shangla, chairman Imran Khan has expressed grief at the loss of innocent lives and urged the government to ensure law and order.

Multan: After Sahiwal, PTI has launched its membership campaign in Multan and received over-whelming response from masses.