Increase in LPG rates is Musharraf’s New Year gift for masses: Imran

ISLAMABAD:Chairman of PTI, Imran Khan has berated another raise in LPG tariff and has termed it as Musharraf’s “New Year gift for masses”.

While expressing his deep concern at the increase, in a statement he has strongly urged the government to cancel the increase.

Imran Khan said that no other government in the history of Country has ever Served the interests of rich and influentials with such an impunity and “boldness”.

He said that this was the second increase in LPG tariff within a spate of few days and has overburdened the already pent-up masses, who would be forced to resort to axing trees in the hilly regions affecting all the fauna and flora, posing serious environmental hazards.

He said that the industrialists have earned record profits ever in all the 60 years of Country, while poor masses have suffered greatly.

Source: Online News

PTI seeks unity to fight wrongs

LAHORE, Jan 4: Tehreek-e-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan has said his party is making efforts to unite all political forces to fight injustices prevalent in the country. Speaking at a meeting held on Thursday at the party provincial secretariat to finalise the plan for taking out rallies as part of the ongoing mass contact campaign, he claimed that the TI was an ideological party striving for the rule of law and economic and judicial justices. It had not compromised on the interest of the people in the past nor would it do so in future because it believed in the principle of power for the people and through the people.

The TI wanted to solve the problems being faced by the people of Pakistan. The gap between the classes was increasing as the rich were becoming richer and the poor poorer owing to the government’s economic policies.

Source: Dawn

Imran might contest NA polls from 2 Lahore seats

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan might to contest the election for a National Assembly seat from two Lahore constituencies, in addition to contesting from his home constituency in Mianwali, Punjab PTI information secretary Umer Cheema said on Thursday.

However, he said, a final decision would be taken after negotiations with other political parties.

PTI sources told Daily Times that Imran could contest the Lahore constituencies NA-125 and NA-126. Imran had in the 2002 election contested NA-121 (Lahore), but lost to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.