{
  "id": 1471168,
  "title": "Independent AJK lawmaker Sajid Iqbal joins PML-N after election upset",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/independent-ajk-lawmaker-sajid-iqbal-joins-pml-n-after-election-upset",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:09:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
    "slug": "the-express-tribune-pakistan",
    "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2624364/independent-ajk-lawmaker-sajid-iqbal-joins-pml-n-after-election-upset"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) lawmaker Sajid Iqbal has joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) following his significant upset victory in the August 10 election. PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah announced Iqbal's decision to join the party in an Islamabad press conference. Iqbal, who defeated former AJK prime minister Atiq Ahmed Khan by over 21,000 votes, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to contribute to the development of his constituency and AJK as a PML-N member.",
  "summary": "Rana Sanaullah says PML-N is three seats away from a two-thirds majority in the AJK Assembly",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}