Part IV
Provincial Organisation: Scope and Set-up

1. Pakistan may be divided into Organisational Provinces for the Jama’at’s organisational requirements.

2. The provincial set-up shall comprise of the Provincial President, Provincial Council, and Provincial Secretary; unless the circumstances demand for some other set-up as a temporary arrangement.

3. Obedience of the Provincial set-up shall be binding on the Jama’at members of the province.

A person shall be responsible for the Provincial set-up, to be called "Provincial President". His position in his province shall be that of a representative of the Central President, to whom he shall be answerable.

1. The power to appoint and dismiss the Provincial President shall be with the Central President who shall give due consideration to the opinion of members from the province besides keeping in view the interests of the Jama’at.

2. The appointment for the office of the Provincial President shall be of three years.

The Oath (Article 41)

Before taking charge of office, the Provincial President shall take oath before the Central President or a person or persons appointed by him, as given in Appendix 1 of this Constitution.

The duties of the Provincial President shall be as follows:

1. Spread of the Jama’at’s Call, mission, policies and program in the province, and to take necessary steps for their realisation.
2. Carrying out Centre’s directives and arrange for timely payment of Central dues.
3. Keeping the Centre informed of conditions in the province and of the work of Jama’at in the province.
4. Supervision, guidance and accountability of the subordinate units, departments and institutions and their staff and workers in the province.
5. Taking timely notice and steps on issues pertaining to or affecting the mission and objective of the Jama’at in the province.
6. Execution of duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Centre.

The Provincial President shall have following powers:

1. Appointment and dismissal of the Provincial Secretary in consultation with the Provincial Council.

2. a. Selection of his Working Committee from amongst the members of the Provincial Council.

3. Appointment and dismissal of personnel in Provincial Departments.
4. Convening the sessions of Provincial Council and of Executive Committee.
5. Expending from the Provincial Fund according to the budget approved by the Provincial Council, and take appropriate and necessary steps for performing his duties according to the Constitution,
6. Using in province the power that is vested in the Central President as per Article 19 (4b).
7. Exercise of powers that the Central President may delegate to him.

3. Provincial Council

1. The Provincial Council shall be directly elected by the members in the province.
2. The Provincial President shall determine the number of the members to the Provincial Council. Before an election, the Provincial President or his appointed Election Supervisor shall determine appropriate constituencies by distributing this strength in proportion to the number of members in each constituency.
3. At least three months ahead of the Council’s elections, the Provincial President shall appoint an Election Supervisor and vest him with powers required for conducting the elections.
4. Members of the Council shall be elected for two years.
5. The Provincial President shall be the Chair of the Provincial Council, and Provincial Secretary its ex-officio member and secretary.

The Provincial President shall convene the inaugural session of the new Council within two months of the election, where every member shall individually take the oath before the Provincial President in accordance with Appendix 2 of this constitution. Afterwards, the Provincial President shall apprise them about their duties and responsibilities as well as prevalent situation and state of affairs of the Jama’at in the Province.

1. Except for the day-to-day affairs, the Provincial President shall decide on all the important matters in consultation with the Provincial Council.
2. In case of discord between the Provincial President and his Council, the case shall be referred to the Central President.

The ordinary session of the Provincial Council shall be held once in a year.

Article 48

Extraordinary session of the Provincial Council may be convened any time under the following conditions:

1. The Provincial President considers it necessary.
2. At least 1/4th of the Council members requisitions it in writing.
3. The Provincial Department for Organisational Affairs, in case of absence of the Provincial President, finds it necessary.
4. The President orders holding its session.

The duties of the Provincial Council shall be as are stated in the oath of membership of the Council (Appendix 2), and the powers of the Council are as follows:

1. Giving expression to opinion through the passage of resolutions or statements on issues pertaining to and affecting the mission and objectives of the Jama’at, provided that they are not against any general or specific policy of the Centre.
2. Accountability of the performance of the Provincial Jama’at and subordinate units.
3. Approval of the provincial budget.
4. Adoption of confidence or no-confidence resolution for or against the Provincial President.

4. Provincial Secretary General

The Provincial President shall appoint the Provincial Secretary in consultation with his Council who shall remain in office as long as the Provincial President is satisfied with his work.

The Provincial Secretary shall be the aide and representative of the Provincial President in all matters of the Jama’at in his province, and shall execute the duties assigned to him by the Provincial President and shall be answerable to him.

Before taking charge of office, the Provincial Secretary shall take oath of office before the Provincial President as given in Appendix 3 of this Constitution.

5. Provincial Working Committee

1. There shall be a Working Committee of the Provincial Jama’at, which shall consist of maximum 10 members whom the Provincial President shall select from amongst the members of the Provincial Council. Provincial President shall be its Chair, Provincial Secretary its ex-officio member and secretary, and Vice President(s), if any, its ex-officio member(s).
2. If one ceases to be a member of the Provincial Council, shall also cease to be a member of the Provincial Working Committee.

3. The Provincial President can convene the session of the Provincial Working Committee whenever and as many times as he deems necessary.

4. The quorum for the Provincial Working Committee session shall be half of the total number of its members.

5. A new Provincial Working Committee shall be formed after every new election of the Provincial Council.

6. During all such conditions when the Provincial Council is not in session or it is difficult to convene it, the Provincial Working Committee shall assume all the powers of the Provincial Council. However, the Provincial Council shall have full power to ratify any of its decision or action, or disapprove it in part or in whole.

6. Incharges of the Provincial Departments

1. Each Provincial Department shall normally be under a separate Incharge appointed by the Provincial President according to his discretion.

2. An Incharge of a Department shall continue in office only as long as the Provincial President is satisfied with his work.

3. Duties and powers of the Department Incharges shall be determined by the Provincial President.