Islamabad, Sept. 4 (TNS): In victory speech, President-elect Dr Arif Alvi vowed to work for he betterment of the country.
“I am grateful to God that the PTI-nominated candidate has been successful in the presidential race today,” Alvi said in his victory speech.
“I am also thankful to Imran Khan for nominating me for such a big responsibility.”
In his impending five-year term, Alvi said he hopes that the “fortunes of the poor” take a turn for the better, and that they get “food, shelter and clothing”.
Alvi said that “from today I am not just a president that was nominated by the PTI but I am the president of the entire nation and all parties”.
“Each party has an equal right on me,” he added.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Dr Arifur Rehman Alvi has been elected the 13th President of Pakistan, according to results provided by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Alvi, who is now set to succeed the outgoing President Mamnoon Hussain, edged out PML-N backed chief of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), Fazlur Rehman and senior PPP leader Aitzaz Ahsan in the presidential race by garnering more votes than both his rivals combined.
