The Pakistan Reform Movement Party, now called Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians, aims to make every possible effort for the betterment of the country and the nation and to unite all the citizens of the country on one platform. Which, by the grace and mercy of Allah Almighty, will turn the misfortune of all the citizens of the country into good fortune.
Name of the party and its importance
Party Flag
The party flag consists of two colors, the topmost part of the flag will be green and the middle will be red, above which will be a white crescent moon and star.
Objectives and Goals
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- Security
- Development
- Prosperity
Other aims and objectives
For a detailed list of our broader aims and goals, please visit our Mission & Goals.
Our Reform Agenda
Constitutional Reforms
- The Constitution of Pakistan and all domestic laws that contain Islamic provisions, especially the protection of the finality of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the honor of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and the branches of democratic traditions and the protection of the federal parliamentary system.
- Ensuring transparent, impartial and fair conduct of elections based on democratic traditions.
- An independent judiciary and the rule of law. And guaranteeing fundamental rights to every Pakistani, and ending state violence, oppression and coercion.
- Complete eradication of corruption, and indiscriminate and unbiased accountability of elected representatives, and all institutions, and further legislation and concrete practical measures to eradicate corruption.
- Constitutional autonomy to all provinces based on reality, and implementation of the Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment and further measures.
- Concrete, realistic and permanent constitutional and practical measures for the complete elimination of public deprivations in Balochistan, South Punjab and the tribal districts, and other areas, and ensuring their legitimate share (royalty) in their natural resources.
- Equitable distribution of powers, resources and development funds to the grassroots level in all provinces.
Educational Reforms
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Formation of a single curriculum for religious and secular education up to intermediate, making the teaching of the Quran and Hadith compulsory for every student, and modern education compulsory for students of religious madrasas.
- Making the education system compatible with the ideological basis of the country, and ending the class-based education system, and an effective system for increasing the literacy rate, and making education free and compulsory up to matriculation.
- Recommendation to make higher education accessible to every student and to facilitate the provision of basic facilities in educational institutions.
- Recommendation to include first aid, self-defense and basic agricultural and industrial skills in the curriculum.
- Urdu should be given the status of a truly national, official, teaching language, and the facility to conduct competitions and examinations in Urdu in schools, and guarantee the protection of regional languages.
- Compulsory education for girls and the establishment of separate educational institutions for them.
- Focus on knowledge and educational expenditure, and recommendation to allocate at least 25 percent for education in each provincial budget.
- Focus on the educational curriculum and concrete steps for quality education and fees.
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Formulation of a policy that makes it easy for teachers to acquire their own homes after retirement.
Women
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To provide women with rights based on the Quran and Sunnah and to enable them to play a positive role in society.
- To eliminate un-Islamic social customs such as heavy dowry, neglect of widow marriage and un-Islamic customs etc.
- To give them the position in society that Islam has given to women. And to prevent honor killings, at the same time discouraging triple talaq.
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To establish separate medical colleges and universities for women, to promote home industries for economic prosperity. And to establish separate sports complexes for them.
Rights of Minorities
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Protection of all rights of minorities, including the protection of their lives, property and places of worship.
- Respect for their religious laws and customs in personal matters.
- Equality in education, employment and rights like other citizens.
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Prevention of unfair treatment, and discrimination, unfair treatment.
Youth
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Provision of decent employment for the youth, and compulsory merit in government jobs and arrangement of career counseling. Recommendation of interest-free loans on easy terms under self-employment schemes.
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Provision of employment, or unemployment funds for disabled youth.
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Arrangement of mental, intellectual and creative training and healthy entertainment, and training for the youth.
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Providing opportunities for sports and recreation, promotion of healthy cultural activities, especially regional culture.
Public Health
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Recommendation to double the current budget in the health sector.
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Emergency facilities in all hospitals and OPD in government hospitals even in the evening, and free treatment of infectious diseases such as TB, hepatitis, cancer, etc.
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Services of specialist doctors in all district and academic hospitals.
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Establishment of health care centers, and measures to save patient data.
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Islamic health Takaful (insurance) schemes for all citizens.
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Production of quality and affordable medicines in the country. Measures for reasonable prices of imported medicines.
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Awareness of public awareness against environmental pollution, prevention and control of all kinds of pollution.
Foreign Affairs and National Security
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Formation of an independent, sovereign and dignified foreign policy.
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Promotion of relations with Muslim countries and measures for effective and strong relations of Muslim countries.
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Good and peaceful relations with all countries, especially neighboring countries, based on non-interference.
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Strong support for Kashmir and Palestine.
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Independence of Kashmir from India and plebiscite in accordance with UN resolutions will be an important pillar of our foreign policy.
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Preventing all kinds of external interference and strengthening Pakistan’s defense.
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Preserving nuclear capability and promoting nuclear energy for peaceful development purposes.
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All international agreements will be ratified by the parliament.
Overseas Pakistanis
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Recommendation for overseas Pakistanis to exercise their right to vote.
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Effective schemes for education, security, welfare of children of overseas Pakistanis and protection of their properties.
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Effective employment and business schemes for people returning from abroad.
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Special priority of respect and dignity at airports.
Alleviation of energy crisis and development of water resources
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Prevention of power theft, and recovery from defaulters.
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Construction of new dams with national consensus. Acquisition of wind, solar, coal, nuclear and geothermal energy in addition to hydropower.
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Planning to address the overall water shortage in the country.
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Effective legal and administrative remediation of India’s water terrorism.
Industry and Labor
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Effective planning for real industrial development, and promotion of industrial agriculture and dairy farming.
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Avoiding privatization of national institutions and taking steps to make them profitable.
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Establishing a balance between imports and exports, especially recommending the elimination of unnecessary taxes and duties on export industries.
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Providing employment for unemployed youth through 129 industrial zones to be established under CPEC.
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Increasing the salaries and benefits of workers according to the inflation rate, eliminating the contractor system in industrial institutions.
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Expanding the scope of the social security scheme.
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Increase in old age pension in line with inflation.
Agriculture and Rural Development
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Effective planning for agricultural development, and concrete measures based on research to expand agriculture.
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Elimination of unnecessary tax burden on agriculture, interest-free agricultural loans, and protection of farmers’ rights.
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Provision of land free of charge to landless farmers and peasants, electricity, water, diesel, fertilizer, seeds and agricultural chemicals for agriculture at cheap prices.
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Exports of vegetables, fruits and other commodities to Chinese markets to truly benefit from CPEC.
Freedom of the Press
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Freedom of the press should not be restricted in expressing opinions, the media should be used properly for religious, moral and national interests.
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Complete protection of the life, property and rights and privileges of journalists.
Social Reforms
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Systematic and coordinated provision of moral training for students, youth and women.
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Prevention of drug abuse and establishment of drug-free institutions.
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Promotion of Islamic values, unity of the Ummah and Islamic society in every region and proper use of the masjid in the mosque to play a conciliatory role.
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Facilitation of marriages for young boys and girls from poor families after the abolition of dowry and other un-Islamic customs.
Membership
Every person filling out the party membership form shall be an initial member of the party, provided that he is not a member of any other party and is not less than 18 years of age.
Membership Fee
All party workers shall contribute one thousand rupees annually to the party.
Eligibility and Term of Office
The basic condition for membership of the party and election to any office is Pakistani citizenship and mental soundness, and the election for all offices will be after every (5) years, that is, all office bearers will be elected for a term of five (5) years and the election process will begin 120 days before the expiry of the term and the new office bearers will take oath at the expiry of the term. However, due to special circumstances in the country, the Amir may extend this period by one year with the approval of the Chairman (in consultation with the Vice Chairman and Secretary General).
Party Fund
- The annual fee paid by the party members shall be the main source of funds.
- The party members and office bearers shall deposit the instructions of their own accord in the party account.
- The money received in return for the articles printed by the party or the donations given by the public.
- The party shall have only one central bank account.
- The party’s financial year shall be closed on 30th June and no donations shall be accepted from any NGO or other country. A statement of income and expenditure shall be issued at the end of each year.
- The party fund shall be spent for party work 50% at the centre, 25% at the provincial and 15% at the divisional level.
Organizational Structure
Central Leadership
The party shall have a Central Executive Committee (CEC) to oversee the affairs of the party at the central level. The Central Executive Committee (CEC) shall be the highest decision-making body of the Central Executive Committee, which shall be responsible for formulating policies, strategies and overseeing the functioning of the party. The CEC shall consist of elected officers, including the party chairman, vice-chairman, secretary general, deputy general secretary, president, finance secretary, information secretary, legal advisor.
Central Executive Committee (CEC)
The Central Executive Committee (CEC) shall be the highest autonomous body of the Party, and shall be headed by the Secretary-General.
Provincial and Local Structures
The Party may establish provincial and local structures or chapters, each with its own leadership structure. Provincial and local chapters shall work under the guidance of the Central Executive Committee (CEC), coordinate regional activities and contribute to the objectives of the Party.
Elections
Elections within the party shall be held through intra-party elections and all these activities shall be the responsibility of the Secretary General (under the chairman).
Intra-party elections shall be conducted by secret ballot as per the country’s election laws, Election Act 2017 and Election Rules 2017. However, at present, elections within the party have been conducted only up to the central level. Later, keeping in mind the increasing membership over time, the organizational structure will be implemented at other places.
There shall be an Election Board to conduct elections within the party, headed by the Election Commissioner and consisting of four members who shall neither be office bearers nor candidates in the upcoming elections. They shall be elected by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the party, the Secretary General and other office bearers in consultation with them and by majority decision.
Nominations and Issuance of Tickets for Public Offices Nominations for provincial national and senate seats shall be made on the basis of a majority decision of the central and provincial officials, which shall be approved by mutual consultation of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary General. If a decision cannot be reached on the basis of equality in any matter, the decision of the Core Committee in consultation with the Chairman shall be final.
Party Office Bearers and Their Powers and Duties
Powers of Chairman, Vice Chairman
The Central Chairman shall be the head of the party, and the Vice Chairman shall be his assistant, and both of them shall exercise all the powers pertaining to their office and shall ensure that all the office bearers and administrators are discharging their duties in accordance with the powers and regulations under the Constitution of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarian Party.
Powers of the Secretary General
- The Secretary General shall perform his duties in accordance with the Constitution, and the Core Committee shall act thereunder.
- The Secretary General shall supervise the functioning of all the organs of the Party,
and shall preside over all meetings at the central level. - He shall be authorized to spend money from the Party fund.
- To negotiate with other parties at the central and provincial levels for the purpose of fulfilling, promoting and promoting the aims and objectives of the Party, any alliance or joint action plan, which shall be submitted to the Chairman after being approved by the Core Committee. The Secretary General shall be in charge of all files and records of the Party and shall be the recorder of the proceedings of all meetings of the Party units including Party conventions. All records shall be kept in the office of the Party unit. The Secretary General shall keep such files safe except those in charge of which the Secretary Finance shall be the one and shall open these files for inspection at any reasonable time on the request of any officer of the Party. The minutes of every regular or special meeting of the Party shall be certified by the Secretary General, who shall furnish a copy of such meeting to each member of the Committee. All correspondence concerning the Party shall be the responsibility of the Secretary General.
Secretary Finance
The funds of the Party shall be in the custody of the Secretary Finance who shall present written accounts of the receipts and disbursements of the Party at each meeting of the Executive Committee of the Party. The Secretary Finance shall deposit all moneys received and valuables to the credit of the Party in such banks and reserves as the Committee may by appropriate resolution designate. Copies of the report of the Secretary Finance shall be sent to all members of the Executive Committee. The Secretary Finance shall write bank checks and disburse funds to the Party unit only in such manner as may be authorized by the budget.
President
In the absence of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, the President shall preside over all meetings of the Party. He shall assist the Chairman and Vice-Chairman in the management of all business and financial matters of the Party. In addition, he shall provide organizational leadership to the Party. The President shall be responsible for the political education of the Party members at all levels.
Information Secretary
The Information Secretary shall provide party events and policies to party members and the media and shall be in touch with the party leadership, members and the public. He shall keep the party leadership and committee members informed. He shall be responsible for organizing special events, news conferences and award ceremonies and shall be responsible for issuing a unified statement of the party.
Legal Advisor
The responsibilities of the Legal Advisor include providing legal support to the party, arranging and completing various legal activities, preparing the party’s legal documents, and advising the party leadership on all legal matters.
Deputy Secretary General
He shall assist the Secretary General in discharging his duties and in the absence of the Secretary General, he shall act as the Acting Secretary General.
How and on what basis shall the decision be made in case of disagreement
A three-member committee shall be formed in consultation with the Central Chairman and the Central Secretary General, one of whom shall be nominated as the Chairperson of the Central Disciplinary Committee. The committee shall first consider the cause of the disagreement. It shall then try to resolve it and the decision shall be in accordance with the Constitution and law and shall inform the central officials of its outcome.
Jurisdiction of the Central Disciplinary Committee
The Central Disciplinary Committee shall have jurisdiction over all matters affecting discipline at the central level, including central office bearers and party members, and shall have the power to hear appeals from decisions of the Regional Executive Committee.
Functions of the Central Disciplinary Committee
- The Central Disciplinary Committee shall investigate complaints of misconduct by any member.
- It shall conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the complaint to which it is referred.
- Report in writing the results of the investigation and the reasons for reaching those results.
- Make recommendations to the Central Executive Committee based on the results of the investigation.
- The Central Executive Committee shall, within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the recommendation of the Central Disciplinary Committee on discipline, act on the recommendation or adopt, modify or reject the recommendation as proposed and communicate its recommendations and the reasons therefor in writing to all affected parties.
- The Central Executive Committee shall consider any recommendation to be conducive to the promotion of discipline within the Party, including the suspension or expulsion of a member. This recommendation shall be automatically implemented in full in cases where no appeal is filed against it in accordance with its constitutional provisions.
- A member aggrieved or dissatisfied with the decision of the Central Executive Committee may appeal against the decision to a Central Council consisting of the central officers of the Party by submitting an appeal in writing to the Secretary General within seven (7) days of receipt of the notice of the decision. The Central Council shall consider the appeal within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the appeal and its decision shall be final and binding on all parties affected.
Amendment to the Constitution
- Amendment to the Constitution of the Party shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of the current members.
- A decision on any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the Party shall be issued by the President of the Party with a notice of not less than two weeks (period).
- Any amendment to the Constitution of the Party shall come into force only after the approval of the Central Council.
Acting President
In the event of the temporary absence or illness of the Central Chairman, the entire party leadership will be vested in the Vice Chairman, and in the absence of both, the Secretary General will take over the reins of the party.
By-elections on vacancy of the seat of the Chairman or other office bearer
If the office of an office bearer becomes vacant due to resignation, death or any other reason before the expiry of his term of office, it shall be the responsibility of the Secretary General to call a meeting of the Central Executive Committee within 7 days for the election of an acting office bearer and to call a meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the party within 30 days of the vacancy for the election of a new office bearer so that the election of the new office bearer may be effected through by-elections.
Resignation
Any officer may resign from his/her position and must submit his/her resignation to the Vice Chairman or Secretary General.
By-elections
Requirement
In the event of a vacancy in any elected office, a by-election shall be held to fill the vacancy.
Procedure
The Central Executive Committee shall initiate the by-election process within 7 days. Members interested in standing for the vacant office shall submit their nomination papers to the Election Committee.
Voting and Results
Registered party members shall have the right to vote in the by-election. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared the winner.
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