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Prime Minister Imran Khan’s autographed bat and ball managed to gather in a whopping millions of dollars at a fund-raiser for Diamer-Bhasha and Mohamand dams fund in Canada on Sunday.According to reports, the autographed bat by the premier were auctioned drawing in a total amount of $17,000 whereas the ball was auctioned for $10,000.The event in the Canadian city of Edmonton was attended by former chief justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar as well as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Faisal Javed who on the occasion stated that around $22 billion worth of water goes to waste on an annual basis in the country.He added that the government has devised a plan for the fund of Diamer-Bhasha and Mohamand dams’ construction. He later turned to Twitter saying : "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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