IMRAN KHAN STAYS DEFIANT, SAYS 'HAQEEQI AZADI WILL NOT STOP'

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Saturday said that he will help flood-affected people but would not stop Haqeeqi Azadi campaign for real independence of the country, local media reported.

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The former PM is holding public rallies in different parts of the country as part of his mass mobilization drive before his 'final call' of long march on Islamabad.

The ex-PM said that a nation can only come out of a catastrophe by dealing with it together.

Taking to Twitter, the PTI chief said, "Our senior leadership met and we decided I would do[an] international telethon to raise funds for flood affectees on Monday night."

He said that 'Imran Tigers', a term he uses for PTI's tiger force, will be activated to volunteer for relief work. "A committee under Sania Nishtar will be set up to identify and coordinate funds allocation based on needs," he added.

However, "Let me make clear that our movement for Haqeeqi Azadi will continue alongside our flood relief work," Khan tweeted.

Addressing a party rally in Jhelum, PTI Chief said that his opponents are campaigning on media and that he should not do public gatherings amid floods and heavy rainfall, but it's not a political campaign for him but a struggle for real independence, ARY News reported.

"We would help flood-affected people but would keep fighting the opponents no matter what," he added.