Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will hold province-wide convention on December 2 in Lahore to devise strategy for intra-party elections. PTI Chairman Imran Khan would start tour to Punjab from December 9, starting from Saadiqabad. This was disclosed in a special meeting of PTI held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Ahsan Rasheed and Abdul Aleem Khan.
The meeting was also attended by Umer Cheema, Hamaad Azhar, Mian Hamed Meraj, Jamshaid Cheema, Shoaib Siddiqui, Mansha Sindhu, Dr Zarqa, Ms Talat Naqvi, Sardar Arif Rasheed, Abdul Rasheed Bhatti, Dr Shahid Siddique, Nasrullah Moghal, Farrakh Javed Moon, Sheikh Aamer, Sardar Kamal Umer, Ameen Zaki and others. On the occasion, Ahsan Rasheed told the meeting that there were no more new or old phenomena in PTI and everyone has to work to strengthen the hands of Imran Khan. He said he himself is no more a candidate for any seat and now all the affairs would be decided mutually in the meeting of December 2 at Punjab level.
He lauded such gatherings and suggested to hold meetings on weekly basis to activate workers at grass root level. "Imran Khan would also hold 2-hour daily meeting with party workers during his tour, which would be scheduled from December. The decision of holding party elections got overwhelming response and now PTI is the first political party in South Asia who held party elections and its credit goes to Imran Khan. The PPP and PML-N may go for seat adjustment in the coming elections and PTI has to remain ready for that," he added.
Abdul Aleem Khan said in different constituencies PTI office-bearer would be elected jointly with mutual understanding; the intra-party elections would strengthen PTI. He said a comprehensive strategy would be evolved for the tour of Imran Khan to Lahore and maximum party workers would be given chance to meet their leader. He appreciated the participation of maximum leaders of PTI in this meeting.
Other speakers gave a number of proposals to activate the party at union council level and added that keeping in view other parties history, PTI should prepare itself for all type of situation. They said maximum corner meetings should be held and committees should be designed to assign responsibilities, accordingly.