Imran Khan presents 11-point agenda at big power show in Lahore

PTI chief Imran Khan, while addressing the "tsunami plus" rally, unveiled his 11-point agenda which he claims will bring about the change in the country.

Speaking about the 11-point agenda to make 'naya' (new) Pakistan, Imran said, "Now I will talk about my 11-point agenda today but before that I ask you, what do you ask from God in prayers? you ask Him to show you the righteous path."

"These 11 points will help bring one system of justice, reduce poverty and elevate the living standards of the poor," Imran said.

1. Education

"No country has ever progressed without laying emphasis on educating its people," stressed the PTI chief saying that the current government has failed to provide its people with the access to education. He regretted that the country has dual educational systems and vowed to provide good education to all sections of society.

2. Health

The second point is about reforming the health system, he said. “When I can make SKMCH without government support, I will build hospitals in Pakistan where the poor wouldn’t have to worry about money and the rich wouldn’t need to go abroad for treatment.”

Imran vowed to introduce a health insurance system modeled on the ‘Sehat Sahulat’ card in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the poor across Pakistan.

3. Revenue generation to pay the debt

Imran said that the country is sinking further and further into debt and borrowing more to pay off old debts. He vowed that he will gather money from Pakistanis themselves to rid the country of its debt.

"They [Pakistanis] are infinitely generous when they trust someone, when they know it [the money] won't be stolen to make big mansions when they know it will be used for their betterment," said Khan expressing confidence in the people to stand with him and his mandate.

The PTI chief also vowed he will strengthen financial institutions. "You will not have to ask for loans or beg or be humiliated or lose your freedom or dignity," he exclaimed.

4. Controlling corruption

Citing the example of his decision to expel 20 MPAs from his party for “selling votes” in the Senate elections earlier this year, Imran promised the people he will eliminate corruption from the country.

“We will stop money laundering, we will strengthen the NAB and FBR.”

The PTI chairman said he promises to never let anyone steal the public finances while urging the nation to support him in his “war against the corrupt leadership” of the country.

The party, which holds the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is holding its gathering at the Minar-i-Pakistan, the most symbolic monument in Lahore, with “Dou Nahi, Aik Pakistan” being the main theme of the event.

5. Bringing investment

Imran termed the overseas Pakistanis as the biggest investing potentials for the country and resolved to bring investments into Pakistan.

“We will reduce the tax on electricity and gas for our industries so that they could compete with Indian market,” he said.

7. Employment

Imran said that cheap housing, businesses, education, especially technical education is linked to employment. He said PTI will provide the citizens with technical education so that they can secure skill-based employment. For this, they will build universities like the one in Haripur which will focus on providing technical education.

8. Agriculture emergency

Imran said he would improve agriculture and the lives of farmers on ‘an emergency basis.’

“They work for the whole year and get nothing in the end. They are being exploited by the sugar mill mafia.”

9. Federation

The PTI chief resolved to strengthen the federation. “We know how the injustice is being done to smaller provinces. I know more about Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” he said.

10. Environment

Imran Khan said the party will ensure that every household in the country gets clean water. He said that their party will launch tree plantation drives as the one which recently took place in KP, in which more than 1 billion trees were planted.

11. Women empowerment

The PTI chief said he will give importance to educating young girls. For every 100 colleges for boys, we will establish 30 colleges for women, he added.

Imran Khan said that they plan on establishing women police stations to facilitate the provision of justice for women. He further unveiled their plan to give rights in property sharing to women.