Imran, Rashid announce electoral alliance

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Awami Muslim League (AML) late on Monday forged an alliance for the upcoming elections.
The announcement to this effect was made at a public rally at Liaqat Bagh in Rawalpindi which was addressed by AML chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
Addressing that rally, Khan said he and Sheikh Rashid had political differences in the past but he had been watching Rashid’s recent agitation against the status quo in the country which paved the way for an alliance between the two political forces fighting against the “corrupt system”. Reiterating his party’s claim that it would rid Pakistan of corruption and nepotism, Khan said that he knew how to gather a good team and “the upcoming government would be of the poor”.
On his decision to hold a protest in Waziristan against drone attacks in tribal areas, Khan said he would not budge on his announcement and the protest would be held as per schedule. “Death threats will not deter my resolve,” he added. Addressing the rally, Rashid said, “Imran Khan might be the captain of the team but I am the coach…I know all the political moves and will guide Khan when to deliver ‘bouncers’ to our opponents.”