Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is in the final phase of reviewing its constitution and has placed the proposed draft constitution on its official website for feedback from the party workers.
According to the details issued by party's Central Media Department, PTI Central Secretary General Arshad Dad has constituted a sub-committee to finalise the draft constitution of PTI. The 21-member committee, including parliamentarians and party representatives of all cadres, will meet on 1st March in Islamabad to review the party constitution.
The draft encapsulates the procedures of appointments of the party officials and the method of award of tickets for national, provincial and local government elections. The draft constitution also illustrates the process of election of the chairman of the party and all other offices at all tiers. A comprehensive interpretation of the disciplinary action over violation of party discipline is also a part of the proposed draft constitution. The criteria of joining or leaving the party are also explained. The procedure to amend the constitution and incorporate new clauses is also given in the proposed draft.
Workers and officials of the party from across the country are encouraged to send the feedback which will be taken into consideration during forthcoming Constitution Review Committee (CRC) meeting and Urdu translation of the proposed draft is also prepared which will facilitate workers' comprehension of the party's constitution.
Meanwhile, PTI Central Secretary Information Omer Sarfaraz Cheema has asked Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani to resign, following his arrest by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
While terming Pakistan People Party's response over the arrest of Durrani unjustified, Cheema said that the NAB is an independent institution and the process of impartial accountability is moving forward. He added that it is the need of the hour to hold those people accountable who plundered the nation's wealth. Lambasting the PPP, he said that it must stop backing corrupt elements and refrain from intimidating state institutions.