PESHAWAR: Pasban president Altaf Shakoor on Thursday said electoral reforms had become inevitable in the country, while the proportionate electoral system was necessary to change the prevailing political culture and resolve the people`s problems at grassroots level.

Speaking during a news conference at Peshawar Press Club, the Pasban president said prevailing political system had failed to deliver and therefore, it should be overhauled.

He said the proportional representation system had been working successfully in many countries and it was the only solution to Pakistan`s problems.

Mr Altaf said the problems of poor masses could not be solved unless the participatory democracy was in place.

He said Pasban would take part in the coming local body elections but demanded the holding of polls under the proportionate system.

The Pasban president criticised traditional politicians, saying they are limited to drawing rooms and were more interested in rooster fights than resolving the problems of their voters.

He said Pasban would provide the country with a brave leadership for resolving the problems of the people on their doorsteps. Mr Altaf said the time had gone when traditional feudal lords befooled the people and managed to get vote from them.

`Now, the people would give vote on the basis of performance only. Pakistan needs end to thefeudd and capitalist system so that the people could enjoy their basic rights as enshrined in the Constitution,` he said.

The Pasban president said the rulers were not sincere in ending loadshedding.

He said instead of blame game and mudslinging, politicians should make serious and sincere efforts for power generation.

Mr Altaf said the country has been facing a severe energy crisis and without looking to alternative energy sources, the problem could not be resolved.

`We need electricity and gas to efficiently run industry and agricultural sector,` he said, adding that the government should give preference to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for provision of electricity.

The Pasban president said when the Warsak Dam was constructed, the government had pledged to supply free of cost electricity to the people of the area but the agreement had yet to be implemented.