the nap party leadership struggling with a rivalry between mahmud ali kasuri and mahmudul haq usmani for the presidency. ultimately the leadership backed abdul wali khan as a compromise candidate. the national council of the party met on 30 june and 1 july 1968 at royal hotel, peshawar, with professor muzaffar ahmed, president of east pakistan nap chairing the first session. abdul wali khan was unanimously elected as president of the party.