Imran calls blocking his telethon an unbelievable callousness of government

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan called the government’s act of blocking his telethon unbelievable callousness and has said that the government tried to deny fundraising just to deny him and PTI

Imran Khan has said that the government tried to blackout his fundraising telethon. Thanking everyone who pledged including overseas Pakistanis especially US-based former prime minister also stated that despite all that they had managed Rs5.2 billion in just two hours.

We know your cabal of crooks & handlers are petrified of PTI popularity. But if you are not responsible for violating our constitutional rights & int commitments on freedom of press & speech, then it is your responsibility to inform nation who is responsible for these actions?

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) September 12, 2022

In his tweet, Imran Khan stated, “government of cabal of crooks & their handlers stooped to new lows last night when they tried to blackout my telethon for flood relief fundraising.”

PTI chairman also stated that the government put pressure on channels upon airing the telethon and when some channels continued to air telethon cable operators were threatened.

Despite all this we managed to raise Rs 5.2 billion in just 2 hours. I want to thank everyone who pledged incl our overseas Pakistanis especially those based in the US.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) September 12, 2022

Imran Khan had organized a second telethon to raise funds for flood affectees of the country.

In his series of tweets, he has also said that the government’s petrification by PTI’s rising popularity has been evident; further adding that with their record of loot and plunder no one trusted them.

Imported govt of cabal of crooks & their handlers stooped to new lows last night when they tried to blackout my telethon for flood relief fund raising. First they pressured channels not to air telethon. When some channels continued to air telethon they threatened cable operators.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) September 12, 2022