PTI tries to get support from religious minorities

KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders are trying to get support from religious minorities to win general elections, likely to be held on July 25 as per the announced schedule.

PTI candidate for NA-244 (Karachi East III) Ali Zaidi and PS-104 (Karachi East VI) Mansoor Sheikh reached out to the Christian community by meeting Bishop Sadiq Daniel and calling on Cardinal Joseph Coutts early Friday morning.

Taking to Twitter, Zaidi thanked the bishop for extending support to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, led by Imran Khan. “In Naya Pakistan, every citizen will get an equal opportunity to build a future for himself and his family,” he wrote.

In another tweet posted hours later, he shared images of a meeting with Cardinal Joseph Coutts. He said that the cardinal had spoken to the PTI chief and extended warm wishes to each other. Father Seleh Diego, Chief Protocol Officer Pervaiz Gill, Sanjau Gangwani and Sheikh were also present at the meet.