ISLAMABAD: President PML-Likeminded Senator Salim Saifullah Khan
announced Schedule of Party General Elections 2011 according to which
District wise elections could be completed till July 30, 2011,
Provincial elections till September 15, 2011 and Central party
elections could be completed till September 30, 2011.
Pakistan
Muslim League Central Organizing Committee (COC) meeting was held in
PML House chaired by President PML Senator Salim Saifullah Khan. It was
attended by Chief Organizer Senator Abdul Ghaffar Qureshe, Secretary
Organizing Committee Mohammad Iqbal Dar, Central Vice President Faqir
Hussain Bukhari, Additional Secretary General Mohammad Ayub Khan
Khattak, Deputy Secretary Information Col (R) Khalid Munir, Deputy
Secretary Organizing Ajab Gul Surani and other senior leaders of the
party.
In the meeting it was discussed that according to the
Constitution of the party, the party elections from gross root to
provincial and central levels were to be held in 2010 as decided by PML
Central General Council meeting held on August 20, 2009 at Islamabad.
Senator Abdul Ghaffar Qureshe in a meeting highlighted that the party
elections which were to be held in 2010, were postponed due to heavy
flood and deteriorating law and order situation in the country. In COC,
meeting President PML Senator Salim Saifullah Khan announced Schedule
of Party General Elections 2011 according to which District wise
elections could be completed till July 30, 2011, Provincial elections
till September 15, 2011 and Central party elections could be completed
till September 30, 2011. As required by the Constitution of the party,
Salim Saifullah Khan has directed provincial and central organizations
to appoint election commissions and arranged all requirements to carry
out Party General Elections on time. He said that our party has strong
faith to promote democratic culture not only in the country but also
with in the party. He while criticizing 19th Amendment said that
abolition of Article 17 (4) from the Constitution of Pakistan which
made it mandatory to hold elections with in the political parties, has
curtailed promotion of democracy with in the party and enhanced
dynastic politics. He has further said that abolition of 17(4) would
promote dynastic politics in Pakistan and democracy would never be
furnished. He highlighted that PML-LM was the only party who strongly
opposed the abolition of said Articles and inclusion of some other
non-democratic clauses in parliament. He stressed that until and unless
we would not endorse democracy with in the party, we could not endorse
democracy with in the country. Online
