LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan reiterated on Wednesday that his party would not enter into electoral alliance with anyone instead they will make alliance with the people of Pakistan.
Addressing a ceremony coinciding with inclusion of 67 ex-councilors within the PTI fold, he criticized the previous PPP and PML (N) governments for not holding local bodies’ elections.
“Pakistan is the only country where there is no local bodies system,” he said, adding instead of having improvements in the system introduced by former President Pervez Musharraf, they abolished the system.
He said that PTI is committed to putting in place local bodies system, adding that carrying out development work is the responsibility of local bodies.
Khan said that his party has decided to independently contest elections, adding his party will make alliance with the people of Pakistan.
He said that if comes to power they will introduce austerity measures and will stop all lavish spending by the previous governments.
Khan also urged overseas Pakistanis to take responsibility for development of 50,000 villages across the country.
