PML-N secures speaker, deputy speaker offices in AJK Legislative Assembly
Chaudhry Tariq Farooq is elected speaker, Ahmed Raza Qadri deputy speaker, after both candidates secure 32 votes each
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has secured the offices of speaker and deputy speaker in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (AJKLA) on Tuesday. Chaudhry Tariq Farooq was elected speaker, and Ahmed Raza Qadri became deputy speaker. The assembly elections were held in three phases between July 27 and August 10, with the PML-N winning 25 seats out of 45 contested constituencies, and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) winning 12 seats.
Both PML-N candidates received 32 votes each in the 53-member assembly to become the speaker and deputy speaker. The speaker took the oath of office before presiding over the election for deputy speaker, where Qadri secured 32 votes against the PPP's Lone candidate, who received 13 votes.
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