An autographed bat and ball of Prime Min
ister Imran Khan were auctioned for raising funds for the construction of D
iamer Basha and Mohmand dams in Pakistan at an event in Canada.
The PM’s signed bat fet
ched $17,000 at a fundraising event while the ball was sold for $ 10,000. ‘I AM Pakistan Movement’s chairman Ahmed Sayyed purchased the bat. Former chief justice Mian Saqib Nisar and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senator Faisal Javed attended the event.
Speaking on the occasion, the PTI leader said water worth about $22 bil
lion went to waste in Pakistan every year, adding that the government had worked out a strategy for the construction of the D
iamer Basha and Mohmand dams. Separately, the PTI senator in a tweet said: “Masha’ALLAH After Montreal,Toronto & Ottawa – Calgary too responded v well.Massive gathering of our diaspora.Balls signed by PM ImranKhan won away by LalaArif Waraich $35,000 & MalikHafeez $30,000 Calgary Pledging $425,786 Canada reaches $2 Million Welldone IAPWM #DamsFundRaisers
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Published in Daily Times, March 25th 2019.
