Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan held an international telethon for the flood-affected. In three hours, Khan collected Rs5 billion in pledges.
Khan said entire Pakistan had been affected by the floods due to relentless rains. “More than 1,000 people have died due to devastating floods and the damages are expected to cross Rs1,000 billion,” he said.
“The sole solution to prevent the catastrophes caused by a flood is to construct dams.”
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Khan also said that he is struggling for real independence besides assisting the flood victims across the country.
The PTI chairman took Twitter and thanked the people of Pakistan, and expats for donating so generously.
