Imran encourages youth, women to join 'Tiger force'

Says citizens must take responsibility for upcoming Punjab by-elections

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan called on supporters, especially youth and women, on Monday to register themselves in the party's "Tiger Force" ahead of by-polls.

In a video message, the former prime minister encouraged followers to "immediately" register themselves as members of the party's Tiger Force.

My special message for our tiger force, all our youth and our women. pic.twitter.com/JcNpMXmTtj

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 27, 2022

 

He also stated that it was upon the citizens to take "responsibility" for the upcoming Punjab by-elections.

The PTI chief reiterated that the US had imposed its "puppets" by hatching a "regime change conspiracy" against an elected government in Pakistan. The ousted premier urged people to support his quest by terming the upcoming by-elections a “jihad".

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The by-elections come in the wake of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) de-notifying at least 25 of PTI’s dissident lawmakers, including five elected on seats reserved for women and minorities, for voting in favour of PML-N’s Hamza Shahbaz Sharif as Punjab chief minister.

The said PTI lawmakers had not voted for PTI-backed candidate Chaudhry Pervez Elahi.The ECP has announced that the by-polls on the 20 vacant seats of Punjab Assembly will be held on July 17.

Addressing party activists’ conventions on June 26 in four provincial assembly constituencies in which by-elections are being held after the de-seating of the PTI lawmakers, Imran had said his party would win the by-polls with a great margin “against all odds” despite the “umpire” teaming up with the incumbent rulers.