RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Minister for Interior, Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal Friday said acting party president will be elected within seven days, while a permanent president will be chosen in the next 45 days. He said Central Working Committee (CWC) of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was authorized to elect party president in the wake of apex court verdict.

Talking to media after the concluding session of the three days International Conference on mysticism at Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) he said National Accountability Court (NAB) was apparently not doing its job. He also said that there should not be any kind of confrontation among the institutions.

To a query, the Interior Minister said the country faced internal and external threats and enemies of the country were against the economic progress of Pakistan. He said India had threatened to launch surgical strikes against Pakistan.

About electing Shahbaz Sharif as party president, he said as per party constitution, the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was authorized to elect party president in the wake of apex court verdict. The acting party president will be elected within seven days while a permanent president will be chosen in the next 45 days, he added.

To another query, he said former Prime Minister and PML-N president Nawaz Sharif is the soul and spirit of the party and would always be a guiding star for the party. To a query, Ahsan Iqbal said PML-N was not a drawing room party. The party had roots from Karachi to Gilgit Baltistan (GB).

Earlier, addressing the International Conference on ‘Role of Tasawwuf in the Promotion of Peace and Harmony’, the Interior Minister said self-confidence was a pre-requisite to progress and freedom, adding people with a negative mind-set become victims of despondency and hopelessness.

Addressing the students, the Interior Minister said a person should not lose heart in the face of failures, as one could achieve success from failures. He urged the students to work hard, acquire knowledge and contribute to establish peace and harmony in the society. Pakistan today is more safe, peaceful and emerging economy.

He said that technology has converted the world into a village but on the other hand technology has created gulf among individuals. He said message of mysticism is respect and love each other.

Director General Iran culture centre Razai Fard, in his addresses highlighted the depth and strength of Iran Pakistan’s cultural, historical, religious relations and declared that mysticism is the binding force among different culture and boundaries. He urged followers of world religions to work hand in hand for global peace and expressed that mysticism is the base of peace and harmony in any society.

Vice Chancellor Dr. Uzma Qureshi said that Mysticism and Sufism is the identity of Sub-Continent. She said that Punjab is the land of mystics and their ideas are minarets of light.