The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 165
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama 4 at - e -A hmadhtya of representatives of Jama'ats should be calculated ac cording to the above ratio. But the number of representatives for Lahore, Karachi and Rabwah will re main same as decided in Majlis-e-Shura 1967. (Lahore: 32, Karachi: 23, Rabwah: 18) (The number of representatives for Rabwah was 15, but it was later given three more representatives with the ap proval o f Hadrat Khallfatul Masih IVrh) (iii) As regards NWFP, Baluchistan and Azad Kashmir, it was recommended that if there was an increase in the number of representatives o f a Jama4at according to the above ratio, the increase should be granted; but if there was a decrease it should be ignored and the previous numbers should be maintained. As a result, no reduction was made in the case of three representatives for Pesha war District and one for Mardan. 3. The strength o f representatives should remain 550 for the next 5 years, after which it will be reviewed. 4. According to the new formula, the total number of delegates was calculated at 536, whereas previously it has been 545. 5. There was a difference o f 14 representatives between the fixed number o f 550, and the recommended number of 536 for all the Jama4 ats o f Pakistan. Therefore, it was decided that if there was need for increasing the number of representatives anywhere, it could be accommodated from the 14 with Hudur’s approval. 165