Summary The Imran-led party finalised a list of 297 candidates earlier this week for the elections
LAHORE (Web Desk) - The PTI will now start its full-fledged Punjab election campaign from Tuesday (tomorrow) instead of today.
The change of schedule has been linked to the party's Foundation Day (April 25). PTI Chairman Imran Khan will address the party workers tomorrow.
PTI Secretary General and former federal minister Asad Umar on Sunday announced that the party would launch its election campaign for Punjab elections from today (Monday).
“The PTI will officially launch its election campaign from tomorrow. They (PDM) may not be ready but we are ready,” the PTI leader said on Twitter.
The Imran-led party finalised a list of 297 candidates earlier this week for the elections after PTI Chairman Imran Khan interviewed all party candidates in person to uphold merit in awarding party tickets.
کل سے انشاءاللہ پنجاب کے تمام حلقوں میں تحریک انصاف الیکشن مہم کا باقاعدہ آغاز کر دے گی۔ یہ تیار ہوں نہ ہوں، ہم تیار ہیں
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) April 23, 2023
The former premier — who was ousted in April last year via a no-confidence motion — held one-on-one interviews with all candidates from April 6 to April 18 to select nominees.
But the allotment of tickets has not gone well within the party as many high-profile leaders were snubbed.
It has been reported in a section of media that Imran Khan was planning to include the party's Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Umar in the review committee to address objections.
On Thursday, the PTI constituted a four-member committee to remove objections to the distribution of tickets which has always been an issue in the party.
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Addressing the party workers at his Lahore's Zaman Park residence, the former premier said the struggle for "real freedom" aimed to let all under the ambit of law. "To achieve the real freedom isn't a piece of cake rather it requires a lot of sacrifices."
Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Khan said he 'the premier] during his foreign trips always expressed "helplessness" while pretending to not begging for Pakistan and made it clear that the country had no future in slavery.
He said the incumbent rulers had turned to slaves ideologically and their struggle was all about protecting their ill-gotten wealth.
