The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Local Bodies (LB) System Committee led by Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri submitted its report to PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
The committee declared that the proposed Punjab LB system was in violation of the constitution’s Article 140-A. It said that the system was against democracy and basic human rights.
According to the PTI spokesman, an important meeting of the party presided over by Imran was held on Saturday. The meeting’s attendants included Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Mian Mehmood ur Rasheed, Punjab PTI President Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry and General Secretary Yasmeen Rashid.
Imran directed the party’s leaders to move to court against the non-party LB elections and to oppose it on every forum.
On the occasion, Imran said that the non-party elections were an autocratic step taken by the government. He said that the Supreme Court should take suo moto notice of the elections. Furthermore, he said that the PTI would participate in the elections with full preparedness and defeat its opponents.