Will spend taxpayers’ money on country's poor instead of making roads: Imran

PTI chairman announces merger of Awami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan with his party

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said his party “will spend taxpayers’ money on the country's poor people instead of 'wasting' it on building roads" when it comes to power.

“I will not have to campaign for elections after the current government's tenure ends,” Imran told a huge gathering of party workers and supporters in Swabi district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Sunday.

The PTI chief announced the merger of Swabi-based Awami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan’s (AJIP) with the PTI, and congratulated the former’s leadership for their decision.



While accepting his party’s negligence in timely redressal of health issues of the people of K-P, Imran vowed to build finest hospitals and education facilities across the province.

“Although it has been delayed but you will soon see a change,” he said.

The PTI chairman said his party will also launch a cricket academy for children in K-P besides creating a number of sports facilities in the province.

“Wasim Akram has already agreed, and we will soon start a cricket academy for our children who will emerge as the best cricketers.”

The K-P government will announce special relief packages for orphans and widows, and create rehabilitation centres for street children in various provincial cities, added the PTI chief.



The cricketer-turned politician was of the view that all parties had ganged up against PTI, but claimed he will solely fight against all and defeat them.

Imran said his government fulfilled its promise by commercialising all government guest houses in K-P, which saved considerable resources.

“We have not privatised but commercialised the guest houses and soon will commercialise the K-P Chief Minister’s House,” he elaborated.