Imran Khan collected Rs 5 billion through telethon PTI chairman and Former prime minister held an international telethon for flood affectees in the country and throughout three hours long telethon News reported.
During the telethon, several celebrities joined Imran Khan. Chief Minister of Punjab Pervaiz Elahi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan and the former premier’s ex-assistant on social protection Sania Nishtar also presented in the telethon.
According to Senator Faisal Javed Khan, who moderated the event, the former prime minister collected over Rs5 billion in donations in a three-hour long flood telethon.
"Despite 18 cases against me, despite putting terror charges on me, we will talk to Federal Govt and Sindh govt to take them in loop so maximum help can be given to people affected with floods"-@ImranKhanPTI #عمران_خان_ٹیلی_تھون_مہم pic.twitter.com/cx8k0OJyjT
— PTI (@PTIofficial) August 29, 2022
During the live telethon, PTI chairman Imran Khan said entire Pakistan affected by the floods caused by back-to-back monsoon rains. “More than 1,000 people died due to devastating floods and the damages expected to cross Rs1,000 billion,” he said.
The former prime minister said that the country would have to build more dams to save people from such devastation in future. “The sole solution to prevent the catastrophes caused by a flood is to construct dams.”
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British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan also joined the telethon and announced Rs5 million for flood victims. Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan, who joined PTI’s live telethon transmission, announced Rs30 million for flood affectees.