11,000 PTI office bearers take oath at Minar-e-Pakistan

‘It is the largest oath-taking ceremony in Pakistan,’ says Ejaz Chaudhry

LAHORE: 11,000 office bearers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Punjab, Tensile Towns, municipal committees, neighborhood, and village councils took oath at Minare Pakistan ground.

PTI Chief Organiser Saif Ullah Niazi took oath in presence of PTI Punjab President Ejaz Chaudhry. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) for information and broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan, MNAs and MPAs attended the event.

PTI Central Punjab president and General Secretary Ali Imtiaz Warraich arranged the event. Central Chief Organiser Saif Ullah Niazi administered the oath of office-bearers.

Provincial ministers Dr Yasmin Rashid, Mian Aslam Iqbal, PTI Central Information Secretary Jawad Ahmed, MNAs Sadaqat Abbasi, Dr Nousheen Hamid, Shanila Rath, Sobia Kamal, Senator Seemee Ezdi, both PTI Lahore Presidents Malik Zaheer Abbas Khokhar, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Information Deputy Secretary Sania Kamran, Amir Gujjar, Nadeem Qadir Bhindar, Shabbir Sayal, Hafiz Abdullah and Shakil Ahmed Khan Niazi were also present in the ceremony.

PTI Punjab president said that PTI is the only organised political party in Pakistan. “PTI has marked a new chapter of political history by administering the largest oath-taking ceremony in Pakistan,” he said.

He maintained that the oath-taking ceremony was the ceremony of reinforcement of loyalty. “We all are standing with Prime Minister Imran Khan, we will foil all conspiracies against him,” said Chaudhry.

He further said that PTI will arrange such great ceremonies across Pakistan. “Opposition in fear of accountability wants to create chaos. It has nothing to do with price-hike or other issues but it is more worried about its personal interests,” he said. He highlighted that those involved in corruption cannot escape punishment as nobody is above the law. PM Khan always speaks the truth and there will be no compromise on rule of law and the constitution, said Chaudhry.

The participants of the ceremony also offered a prayer for late Naeemul  Haq. PTI Chief Organiser Niazi said that the opponents are well-aware that PM Khan is not afraid of any protest by the opposition and he is standing firm against all odd situations.

“Imran Khan will not hesitate to take a step to purge the country of the menace of corruption because transparent accountability is inevitable to pull the country out of crisis and put it on the path to progress and prosperity,” he said.

Niazi maintained that the entire world stood by PM Khan against corruption. “Government’s decision to introduce new election laws is a historic step as it will help strengthen parliament and democracy,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 24^th, 2020.