Pakistan People's Front Constitution

• NAME
  

The name of the party shall be “Pakistan People's Front”. 
 

• FLAG
  

The  party shall have a green colour flag with a white centre, having  the  organizations initials inside. The colors are essentially  representative of the Pakistani flag.

• AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
  

PPF  shall advocate, support and  lay special  emphasis  on:  1) Good  Governance leading to a lasting  peace, economic prosperity and domestic  stability 2) Elimination of all forms of terrorism and extremism from  the Country and ensuring respect for and implementation of the  Rule of  Law. 3) Achievement of 100 percent literacy rate. 4)  Introducing social  security programme with emphasis on health . 5) Reforming Criminal  Justice System.6) Eliminating Corruption.  7) Austerity at all levels.   8) Participation of Youth in the Progress of the Country. 9) Vocational  Training .10)  Poverty Elimination. 11) Human Resource Development , 12)  Resolution of the Kashmir Dispute in accordance with the UN Resolutions  and the wishes of the people . 13) Bridging the gap between the  government and the people.14)  Strive for peace in those areas of  Pakistan, including areas adjacent and contiguous to its borders, which  are affected by violence, conflict and contentious issues. 15) Bring to  the attention of the people, the UN and the international community ,  the continuous suffering and killing of innocent people living in areas  affected  by  the ongoing conflicts, extremism and terrorism in the  South Asian Region.16)  Promote national and  local  values, traditions  and culture that are based on the tenets of Islam, tolerance, pluralism,  honor, loyalty, diligence, hospitality,  chivalry, discipline,  forgiveness, sacrifice and love and respect for family and the Country.  17) Work  for the progress, development and security of Pakistan, in  line with the vision of the Father of the Nation, Quaid E Azam ,Muhammad  Ali Jinnah.

• CENTRAL OFFICE
  

The Central Office of the Party shall be at  204 ,Tariq Heights, F 11/1  Islamabad, Pakistan.

• MEMBERSHIP
  

Every  citizen of Pakistan of 18 years and above; having agreed to the Front’s  mandate and manifesto and having accepted the responsibility  to pursue  its objectives  shall be accepted as a member after signing a simple  bond to the effect  on payment of Rs100 as membership fee.

• STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION
  

The structure of the front shall comprise the following :  

1.  PPF shall be structured at multiple levels; ie National, Provincial,  District ,Tesil and Union Council  levels. The provincial wings shall  have  the prominent letter (s) of their official names indicated  appropriately in the initials . Thus, PPFP shall mean Pakistan People’s   Front  Pukhtunkhwa. Similarly, the acronyms  PPFB for Balochistan, PPFS  for Sind, PPFPB for Punjab and PPFA for AJ&K and PPFGB for Gilgit  Baltistan  etc, shall be used.  PPF shall be governed at the federal  level by a Central Executive Council (CEC)/Core Committee(CC),   comprising  at least 8 members, out of which one each will be elected  as  Chairperson,  Patron, President,  Senior Vice President, Vice  President,  General Secretary, Secretary Information and Finance  Secretary. PPF shall also have councils at other levels, to achieve its  mandate, as outlined in the following paragraphs.

2. Provincial Executive Council (PEC), with generally the same structure as CEC.
3. District Executive Councils (DEC).
4. Tehsil Executive Councils (TEC) .
4. Union Council  Coordination Cells (UCCC)
5. A youth League comprising College Students and young professionals under the age of 40 years.

• POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CEC/CC
  

The CEC/CC shall have the following powers and functions:

1. Form all  policies and implement them in the light of the PPF mandate/ manifesto.
2.    ACT as the supreme  organ of the Party,  elect members to the Central  and key Provincial Executive Committees and other office-bearers of the  Party.   For this purpose, PPF shall hold party elections  in a free and  fair manner in accordance with the relevant laws. The CEC shall also  appoint an election commission and commissioner,  for the conduct of all  elections.
3. To amend or abrogate the mandate, structure, manifesto  and constitution of the Front: This shall be effected by 2/3rd majority  of the present members of the CEC/CC,  provided that the number of  members  present in the meeting shall not be less than half of the total  members.
4. To approve a no-confidence motion against an  office-bearer of the CEC/CC and to elect a new office-bearer in case of  approval of the no-confidence motion.
5. To collect funds for the PPF and keep accounts of the expenditures
6. To take necessary steps for forming alliances or approve such alliances with other political groups or organizations .
7.  To prepare annual budget of the Front; approve income and expenditure  and to audit the accounts of the Front itself or through another  institution
8. To approve expenditures incurred by the President and Secretary General in their discretion.
9. The CEC shall be headed by a Chairperson, to be elected among the CEC members for a period of  three years
10.  As a senior/founder CEC member,  the Patron shall support, champion and  protect the Front and the CEC in every possible manner.

• MEETING OF CEC/CC
  

The  Central Council shall hold, at least, three meetings in a year . The  Secretary General shall circulate notices and agenda of the meeting to  the members. In case of emergency meeting, a 3 days notice shall be  required.

• QUORUM
  

1/4th members of the CEC shall constitute the quorum for its meetings.

• POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF PRESIDENT  PPF
  

1.  The President shall be the Party's  Head and   leader  and shall  exercise all powers relating to his appointment as decided by the CEC.  He shall be elected from amongst the CEC members for a period of three  years. He shall be responsible for supervising the work of the Party's  office-bearers in the light of the Party Manifesto and Constitution.
2.  The President can suspend a member or office-bearer of the Party as a  disciplinary measure, which shall be ratified by the CEC/CC  in its  meeting.
3. The Party President can take  disciplinary action against a subordinate organ of the Party only with the approval of the CEC.
4. The President shall preside over all meetings of the Party Office bearers .
5. The President shall have the power to recommend members for the CEC/CC in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution
6. The President shall have the power of spending Rs 30,000/ at a time, details of which shall be provided to the CEC.
7.  In the absence of the President,  the Senior Vice President (SVP) may  head the affairs of the Party.  In case the SVP is also not present, the  CEC may designate any CEC member to head the Party.
8.  The  President shall be the Party Leader and head, as defined in the  Political Parties Rules 2002, for a period of  three years.

• SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (SVP) PPF
  

The  SVP shall assist the President in the  performance of his/her duties,  as directed by the CEC. In absence of the President, the Senior Vice  President shall be the acting President and shall exercise all powers of  the President. Besides, the Senior Vice President shall assist the  President in the performance of his/ her duties.

• VICE PRESIDENTS
  

The Vice Presidents shall exercise such powers and functions as shall be delegated to them by the President or the CEC/CC.

• SECRETARY GENERAL
  

1.  The Secretary General shall be the head of the Party’s administrative  affairs. Besides, he/ she shall supervise the work of the other office  bearers of the Front.
2. Shall be responsible for keeping all records, files, papers and affairs of the Party's  office.
3. Shall minute all proceedings of the meetings and shall present it for approval in the next meeting
4. Shall prepare annual reports, which shall be presented for approval in the meeting of the CEC.
5.  Shall convene meetings of the CEC/CC with the approval of the Chairman  CEC and the President  and prepare agenda for each meeting for  information and actions  by members.
6. Shall appoint, in  consultation with the President, office staff; determine terms and  conditions of their service; and shall supervise and take disciplinary  action against them,  if so required.
7. Shall deliver collected funds to the Finance Secretary of the Party.
8.  Shall chalk-out a program to run the affairs of the Party in line with  the Constitution and shall take approval from the CEC  in this regard.
9. The Secretary General shall have the power to spend Rs10,000/ from the Party's funds at a time.

• SECRETARY FINANCE
  

1.  He/ she shall open a joint account in the name of the President, the  Secretary General and the Finance Secretary, which shall be operated by  any two signatures among them.
2. Shall deposit all cash in the Bank Account.
3. Shall keep a proper record of the income and expenditure of the Party and shall audit such accounts of the Party.

• SECRETARY INFORMATION
  

1. He/ she shall be responsible for awareness and  publicity of the Party
2.  Shall arrange media conferences/events/briefings,  as per directives of  the President and the Secretary General. Besides, he/she shall be  responsible for publication of the Party's manifesto and constitution.

• OTHER OFFICE BEARERS
  

The  election of other office bearers among the CEC, PEC, DEC,  and  TEC  shall be held through open balloting and their  duties and  responsibilities  shall be decided later,  in subsequent meetings of  these committees. Their tenure shall also be for a period of three  years, unless decided otherwise by the CEC

•  REQUSITIONING OF MEETING OF CEC/CC
  

1/4th  members of the CEC/CC can requisition a meeting by issuing a written  notice, along with agenda, in the name of the Secretary General of the  Party. On receipt of the notice, the Secretary General, after  consultation with the Chairman/ CEC/CC and the  President, shall be  bound to summon a meeting of the Council within two weeks. The agenda of  the meeting shall be the one provided by the requisitioning members.

• DISPUTE RESOLUTION
  

All  disputes shall be resolved through arbitration committees to be  appointed at the national, provincial, distt and other levels, on as  required basis. The arbitration committee will be formed by the chairman  of the respective committee, at each level, from amongst the members of  that level and shall comprise of three persons. In case the issue can  not be resolved in this manner, the final decision will be given through  majority vote of the CEC.

• PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION AND ELECTION OF PARTY OFFICE BEARERS AND CANDIDATES
  

1.  The Secretary General, in consultation with the Chairman CEC, President  of PPF and the Provincial and District  Conveners,  shall recommend  candidates for  Party Office Bearers and the National and Provincial  Assemblies. All names shall be approved by the Central Executive  Committee.
2. The  chairperson of the election commission, appointed  by the CEC shall be elected among  the members of the said Committee . 
3.  Soon after the notification of the Front, the election commission shall  chalk out its own rules/ regulations and procedures at the federal and  provincial levels.
4.The election commission shall hear all appeals in connection with Party's elections at all levels.
 5. Decision of the election commission shall be final. No appeal shall lie against decisions of the election commission. 
 

• ATTRIBUTES/QUALIFICATIONS OF PARTY CANDIDATES
  

All Party candidates must be highly educated or and/experienced and shall have impeccable character and  spotless reputation

•  PARTY FUNDS
  

The Party fund shall be raised through the following sources:
1.  Donations that are in compliance with the Political Parties Order 2002.
2. Individual membership fees
 3.  Each member of the CEC/CC and PEC shall pay a minimum  monthly fee of  Rs1500/, which shall be deposited before a meeting of the Committee .

• AUDIT 
  

The  Party's funds shall be audited at least once in a year, by an internal  committee appointed by the CEC as well as  external auditors.