PML-N Candidate Elected as AJK President for 5-Year Term
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) nominee Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Naqi has been elected president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) for a five-year term.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) nominee Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Naqi has been elected president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) for a five-year term.
Article outline
- What happened
- Official response
- Background
- The bottom line
Key points
- Naqi previously served as AJK health minister from 2006 to 2011 and again from 2016 to 2021 under the PML-N administration.
- Earlier, PML-N leader Iftikhar Gilani was sworn in as AJK prime minister on August 28 after securing 30 votes against PPP candidate Sardar Mukhtar Khan's 14.
- Naqi secured 32 votes in Thursday's presidential election held at the AJK Legislative Assembly, defeating Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Chaudhry Latif Akbar.
- While one vote was cast by a member of the Jammu Kashmir Awami Dast-o-Bazu (JKADB), of Naqi's 32 votes, 31 came from PML-N lawmakers.
- While the PML-N additionally has an alliance with one JKADB member, the 46-member AJK Assembly at present has 31 PML-N lawmakers and 14 PPP members.
Naqi secured 32 votes in Thursday's presidential election held at the AJK Legislative Assembly, defeating Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Chaudhry Latif Akbar. This person received 13 votes. One Assembly member remained absent. AJK Announces Saturday Holiday for All Colleges.
Notably, the presidential post had remained vacant since January after the death of Barrister Sultan Mahmood.
Naqi previously served as AJK health minister from 2006 to 2011 and again from 2016 to 2021 under the PML-N administration. PMLN Leader Dies After Falling in 300-Foot-Deep Ditch.
While the PPP secured 11, the PML-N won 25 seats in the recent AJK general elections. Its strength afterwards rose to 31 after reserved-seat elections.
Earlier, PML-N leader Iftikhar Gilani was sworn in as AJK prime minister on August 28 after securing 30 votes against PPP candidate Sardar Mukhtar Khan's 14. Stay Connected with ProPakistani. Obtain the latest news and stories wherever you prefer. Follow on Google Discover.
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Taken together, the developments around PML-N Candidate Elected as AJK President for 5 point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
