Speaker, deputy speaker take oath after election to AJK Assembly
MUZAFFARABAD: Chaudhary Tariq Farooq of the PML-N was elected the 16th speaker of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, while party colleague Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri was elected deputy speaker, in elections to both offices held on Tuesday. The session started at 2:30pm, with outgoing Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar of the PPP in the chair. Akbar could not retain his seat in the…
The elections for the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly took place on Tuesday, with Chaudhary Tariq Farooq of the PML-N winning the Speaker position and Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri of the PML-N securing the Deputy Speaker position. The outgoing Speaker, Chaudhry Latif Akbar of the PPP, did not retain his seat in the recent general elections.
All 46 legislators, comprising 32 from the PML-N and 14 from the PPP, participated in the polling. Farooq, elected from LA-7 (Bhimber City), secured 32 votes, while Majeed, elected from LA-2 (Chakswari), received 13 votes.
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