Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan.—File Photo

KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Saturday said that he had temporarily suspended his "tsunami campaign" to organise his party, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to reporters at the Karachi Airport, the former-cricketer-turned-politician  said that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was putting the lives of the country’s 70 million poor at stake for the sake of President Asif Ali Zardari. The prime minister is risking the entire system to conceal a one person’s theft, said Imran.

"Over 70 million Pakistanis are living under the poverty line because of corruption. The government and its accomplices are responsible for over Rs 8.5 trillion in corruption in the past four year," he added.

Corruption and tax theft are Pakistan’s biggest problems, said the PTI chief, adding that the country could become prosperous if only corruption and tax evasion were controlled.

Imran said that the PTI aims to make Balochistan a part of Pakistan again, and that addressing the grievances of the Baloch was their top priority.