LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Lahore President Faisal Mir has claimed that the party has organisationally become larger than the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), declaring local government elections as the party’s next target while demanding that the Punjab government hold local body polls without further delay.
Addressing a press conference organised by the party, Faisal Mir said that new office bearers of Pakistan Peoples Party Lahore had been appointed to various wings, and that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had nominated presidents for different departments.
General Secretary of the Peoples Party Dr Ayesha Shaukat, Mian Shahid Abbas Advocate, Majeed Ghauri and other leaders were also present on the occasion.
He said that media anchors had already issued a certificate declaring the Peoples Party finished in Punjab, but the party had shown those very anchors a practical demonstration of its public strength.
The Lahore president said that three candidates had already been nominated for the cantonment board elections, and that holding local government elections was a constitutional responsibility of the government, which must be fulfilled immediately.
He criticised the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, calling it the party of General Ziaul Haq, and announced that the Peoples Party would hold a public gathering at Minar-e-Pakistan ground on July 25.
On the occasion, General Secretary Dr Ayesha Shaukat said that the Peoples Party was continuously working to strengthen its organisational base and that a success similar to the one achieved in Gilgit-Baltistan would soon be witnessed in Lahore as well.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Peoples Party Punjab issued notifications appointing the presidents of the Traders Wing, Cultural Wing and Study Circle Wing of Pakistan Peoples Party Lahore, as well as vice presidents of the parent organisation.
On the occasion, notifications were distributed among various office bearers, under which Agha Taqi Shah, Azain Gulzar, Malik Manzar Abbas Khokhar and Fayyaz Bhatti were appointed vice presidents of Lahore. Similarly, Iqbal Ahmed Khan was appointed president of the Trade Wing of Pakistan Peoples Party Lahore, while Iqbal Afaqi was appointed General Secretary of the Trade Wing Lahore.
Ali Jamshed Naqvi was appointed president of the Cultural Wing, Aftab Ahmed Warraich was appointed president of the Study Circle Wing, and Amjad Awan was appointed president of the Peoples Labour Bureau Lahore, while Nasir Ali Khan was also assigned a position on the occasion.
In another development, renowned actress Mahnoor Haider has formally joined the Pakistan Peoples Party.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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