ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan condemned the arrest of Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh and the ongoing crackdown against the opposition in the province.

Talking to former governor of Sindh Imran Ismail and newly elected member of the National Assembly from NA-245, Mahmood Moulvi, who met him here on Tuesday at Banigala, the PTI chairman congratulated Mahmood on his historic success in the by-poll.

According to a statement issued by the PTI on the occasion, Mr Khan also felicitated Mr Ismail and PTI Karachi organisation for the successful election campaign to trounce the joint candidate of the government allied parties in NA-245 elections.

During the meeting, they also discussed the country’s political situation and the devastation caused by the flood and the relief activities in Sindh.

Mr Ismail briefed the PTI chairman on the “ill-treatment” meted out to the opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly and about the ongoing crackdown against the opposition in the province.

In the meeting, the chairman was also informed about the Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) efforts to escape from the upcoming local government elections in Sindh.

Meanwhile, the PTI chairman invited the youth to join the “Imran Tigers” in order to convey his message of real freedom door to door. “Imran Tigers will be the passionate youth of my country who will take my message to every nook and corner of the country,” he said in a video statement.

He said there was a ‘system of ignorance and injustice’. For this, he said, he needed the youth to spread the message of true freedom everywhere.

Explaining the process of joining “Imran Tigers”, he said that just send ‘Yes’ on WhatsApp number 0300-1119444 and become a part of “Imran Tiger” immediately. After writing ‘Yes’, he explained, a website name would appear in the message and get themselves registered there.

Mr Khan urged he wanted all the youth to fully participate in it because this would be the first step towards real independence.

He said their journey of true freedom had entered a decisive phase.

Published in Dawn, August 24th, 2022