KARACHI: Special Assi­stant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday said that the province of Sindh would become the fort of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the next general elections.

She said that PTI tigers would give tough time to the provincial government.

She stated this while addressing a press conference at the residence of interned Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Shaikh after meeting his family.

She paid tribute to Mr Shaikh for following the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and standing by his point of view.

She said that fake and unfounded cases had been registered against Mr Shaikh.

Published in Dawn, March 22nd, 2021

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