By Farman Ali

Sost Gojal: Today the election for the cabinet of Silk Route Dry Port Trust SRDPT  held at Sost Dry port in a peaceful environment .

Zaffar Iqbal, the former Managing Director of NATCO has won the contest of chairmanship, Abdul Rauf was elected as Vice Chairman of SRDPT and 11 directors were elected through poll and 2 female members Laila Rehman and Mrs. Ajayeeb has selected in the cabinet. Directors won the contest are Iqbal Karim, Didar Ahmed, Ghulam Hassan, Attaullah, Ehsan Karim, Dad-e-Khuda, Muhammad Zaman, Dushkh Baig, Saeed Jan, Ikramullah Baig and Karimullah Baig.

 281 share holders cast their vote to elect the cabinet and voters turn out was 82 %.  Each voter cast vote for a cabinet, which includes chairman, vice chairman and 11 directors. One vote of chairman, 3 of vice chairman and 40 votes of directors were rejected.  Amanullah and Ali Afsar withdraw from the contest one day before the polling.

The 15 member cabinet of Silk Route Dry Port Trust will take oath tomorrow morning. the election commissioner of this election Rai Ghulam Muhammad will administrate the oath to the newly  elected cabinet.

The cabinet will take charge from the previous body in the meeting of the board of directors of joint venture (Pak China Sost Dry Port Company).

The elected chairman of Silk Route Dry Port Trust SRDPT, Zaffar Iqbal will be appointed  as Vice chairman of Joint venture (Pak China Sost Dry Port Company) and two directors will also be included in the Joint venture’s board of directors.

Pak China Sost Dry Port Company is a joint venture between Silk Route Dry Port Trust and Sino Trans (An enterprise of China).

As per the deed of joint venture, Chairman will be from China and V-chairman from Pakistan. The chairman of SRDPT (Zaffar Iqbal) will be the vice-chairman of Pak China Sost Dry Port Company.

The Details of the Poll are as follow

Chairmanship                                            Votes  

1. Zaffar Iqbal                                         155
2. Darvesh Ali                                         119
3. Raza Muhammad                                06

Vice Chairmanship

1. Abul Rauf                                           188
2. Gul Sher Khan                                     90

Directorship

1. Muhammad Zaman                         148
2. Shafiullah Baig                                   107
3. Dushka Baig                                       136
4. Didar Ahmed                                      195
5. Sultan Ali                                             92
6. Ismail Uddin                                       124
7. Ghulam Hasssan                                191
8. Attaullah                                              173
9. Dad-e-Khuda                                      150
10. Ehsan Karim                                       173
11. Iqbal Karim                                         213
12. Karimullah                                          131
13. Ghulam Karim                                    123
14. Kraimullah Baig                                  130
15. Hoor Shah                                            117
16. Siraj Uddin                                          121
17. Sanaullah                                              79
18. Ulfatullah                                             117
19. Saeed Jan                                            135