PML-N fields ‘fresh face’ for AJK PM election today
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly is set to elect a new prime minister today (Friday), with the dominant PML-N fielding a relatively young leader for the coveted office. The decision to nominate Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani was announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at a meeting with four senior PML-N leaders from AJK in Islamabad, late on Wednesday…
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly is set to elect a new prime minister today, with the dominant Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) fielding Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani as their candidate. The decision was announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at a meeting with senior PML-N leaders from AJK, with Gillani being invited but declining to join.
The announcement sparked disagreement from two senior leaders, Raja Farooq Haider and Muhammad Ali Gilani, who announced they would not participate in the election process. Gillani, who was elected to the assembly on a reserved seat in August, had been speculated to be a potential candidate for the premiership. The PML-N currently holds 32 of the 46 members in the assembly, while the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has 14. The election will see Gillani facing PPP's Sardar Mukhtar Ahmed Abbasi.
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