AJK presidential election to be held on Sept 24
MUZAFFARABAD: The new Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) president will be elected on September 24, the region’s election commission announced on Tuesday. The office of the AJK president has remained vacant since January this year following the death of Barrister Sultan Mahmood. Previously, then-Legislative Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar was serving as the acting president. The role was then…
Muzaffarabad received news on Tuesday that the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) presidential election will be held on September 24. The office of the AJK president has been empty since January due to the passing of Barrister Sultan Mahmood. Until now, Chaudhry Latif Akbar had been acting president, but that position was later taken over by Speaker Chaudhry Tariq Farooq after being elected on August 25.
Chief Election Commissioner retired Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal announced the election date during a press conference, stating that candidates would submit their nomination papers between 10am and noon on September 19, with Mughal handling the process himself. Nomination paper scrutiny would occur the same day at his office, and candidates could withdraw their nominations by 11:30am on September 23.
Polling would take place at the AJK Assembly Secretariat from 10am to 1pm on September 24, followed by vote counting and the announcement of results on the same day. Senior election commission member Khawaja Mohammad Ahsen and member Syed Nazeerul Hassan Gillani were present at the press conference. With its Assembly majority, the PML-N is expected to secure the presidency, with former health minister Dr Najeeb Naqi, native to AJK’s Sudhnoti district, being the likely choice.
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