CHITRAL, Sept 21: The local leaders of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) have said that the historic public rally of their party chairman Imran Khan in Chitral has proved that people of this backward area yearn for change.

Addressing a press conference here the other day, PTI leaders Abdul Latif, Rahmat Ghazi Khan, Mohammad Qasim and Haji Nasiruddin claimed that their party would sweep the forthcoming general polls in Chitral.

They said that PTI chief had a clear vision about the rapid progress of the district.

They said that exploitation of tremendous potential of hydro power generation in the valley would be the first and foremost priority of their party as envisioned by Imran Khan. It would alleviate poverty on one hand and steer the country out of the morass of power shortage on the other, they added.

The PTI leaders said that utilisation of mineral resources, efficient natural resource management for creating employment opportunities, linking Chitral with the Central Asian States via Tajikistan and establishment of a university in the district were priorities of their party for development of the area. —Correspondent