I won't be an inactive president: Arif Alvi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate for the position of President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said he wont't become an inactive president.

Speaking to the media an hour before the polling begins for the presidential election, Alvi said he would try to resolve issues like water scarcity, health and justice as president of the country.

He said acting withing the ambit of constitution, he would make efforts to resolve all the issues facing the country.

"I will become president of Pakistan not that of a single party," said he.

The office of the president    has become a  symbolic  position after  it was stripped of  its powers  trough a constitutional amendment.

The most potent power that the president  enjoyed in the past was to dissolve  the  assemblies under 58-2B of the constitution.

Keeping in view  number of PTI lawmakers , Arif Alvi is the most favorite candidate to win the election.