{
  "id": 3941924,
  "title": "AJK assembly elects PML-N's Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani as the new prime minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ajk-assembly-elects-pml-ns-syed-iftikhar-ali-gillani-as-the-new-prime-3941924",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:55:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025757/ajk-assembly-elects-pml-ns-syed-iftikhar-ali-gillani-as-the-new-prime-minister"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Muzaffarabad: The PML-N's Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani secured 30 out of 44 votes and was elected as the prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. His main rival, PPP's Sardar Mukhtar Ahmed Abbasi, received 14 votes. The AJK Assembly currently has 46 members as seven seats have not yet been contested. Gillani, who was elected to the assembly on a reserved seat on August 24, had been speculated to be a potential prime minister, but the party's regional leadership expected the 2016 precedent to be followed. Following the vote count, Speaker Chaudhry Tariq Farooq declared Gillani as the winner amidst applause and cheers from the audience. The PML-N has a total strength of 32 in the assembly, including its allies, while the PPP has 14 lawmakers. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Gillani's nomination late on Wednesday night after a meeting with four senior PML-N leaders from AJK. However, this decision led to disagreements from Qadir and Haider, who stated they would not participate in the election process.",
  "summary": "MUZAFFARABAD: PML-N’s Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani was elected as Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s prime minister on Friday, after securing 30 of the 44 votes polled. He beat PPP’s Sardar Mukhtar Ahmed Abbasi, who secured 14 votes in the contest for the top office. The AJK Assembly comprises 53 members, but its present strength is 46 because elections to seven seats in Poonch and Sudhnoti…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "AJK assembly elects PML-N's Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani as the new prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ajk-assembly-elects-pml-ns-syed-iftikhar-ali-gillani-as-the-new-prime",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:47:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "PML-N’s Iftikhar Gillani elected new AJK prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/pml-ns-iftikhar-gillani-elected-new-ajk-prime-minister",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:05:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "PML-N’s Iftikhar Gilani becomes AJK premier",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/pml-ns-iftikhar-gilani-becomes-ajk-premier",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:11:18.000Z"
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  "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."
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