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Lawmakers in Pakistan-administered Kashmir elect ruling party candidate as prime minister

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Lawmakers in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Friday elected Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani as prime minister after he secured 30 of 44 votes cast in the legislative assembly, the election commission and regional officials said. Gillani is a member of Pakistan’s ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party. His election marked the party’s return to power in…

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