PESHAWAR: After fairing well in the local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has started preparing for the intra-party polls in the province, said the newly appointed provincial organiser Fazal Mohammad Khan.

Talking to media persons at the PTI secretariat here on Wednesday, Mr Khan said efforts would be made to ensure transparent intra-party elections.

However, he didn’t give any timeframe for elections, saying only that after LG polls in Sindh and Punjab provinces, PTI would hold intra-party elections.

He said a caretaker set up would be appointed to hold the elections in a free, fair and transparent manner. He said he would soon be visiting the districts to meet people to put an end to internal rivalries and groupings in the party.

Mr Khan said he would expel the elements bringing bad name to the party and would encourage those workers to take part in the elections who held party interests dear to them over their own interests. He said those members who would be part of the caretaker setup would not be able to take part in the intra-party elections.

The PTI provincial organiser said the district executive council, which would actually be the caretaker setup, would comprise members who took part in the general election of 2013 and all those who joined PTI later.

Fazal Khan said being the provincial organiser the biggest challenge that he faced was how to put an end to the internal rifts, oppositions and groupings in PTI. — Bureau Report