President-designate shares his vision for the country

I would prefer to live in parliamentary lodges as president, says Dr Alvi

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and president-designate Dr Arif Alvi, while talking to media at Karachi Airport on Sunday, thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for placing his trust in him. "I will try to promote unity among the provinces and ensure the provision of human rights," he said adding, "I would prefer to live in parliamentary lodges as president."

Alvi also thanked the media and said that the Pakistani nation deserved felicitations for voting for change. "Imran Khan has been elected as prime minister from the people's vote. The journey for change has begun. The process of transformation has kicked off after Imran Khan's election as the country's prime minister. Imran Khan will chalk out a roadmap today and will elaborate on our future strategy. Hopefully, he will abide by all the promises he made to the public. People in Naya Pakistan will have decent shelter to live in," he said.

Alvi said that he would ensure that no province was neglected and that human rights were protected for people of all provinces. He added that the new setup would strive towards ensuring that the rights of the people of Balochistan were protected.



The president-designate also said that cooperation would be extended to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to help improve the situation in Sindh. In Karachi, he said, special focus shall be given to transport, garbage, water and electricity problems, the provision of employment will be ensured and health and education facilities improved. He appealed to the public to keep supporting the cause as a big transformation was coming. "My relation with the common man can never be weakened. I will keep maintaining public contact even as president. I thank the people of Karachi who gave their mandate to PTI," he said.

Responding to a question regarding the cabinet members, the PTI leader said that the change was all due to the captaincy of Imran Khan, "He [Imran Khan] knows how to get the job done no matter the baller or batsman."

After the briefing, Alvi set off for his home. A large number of party leaders and workers had shown up to welcome him at the airport. The hosts welcomed the president-designate with dances and party songs.