{
  "id": 431239,
  "title": "AJK govt appoints Public Service Commission members amid questions over timing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/ajk-govt-appoints-public-service-commission-members-amid-questions-431239",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T02:41:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2021823/ajk-govt-appoints-public-service-commission-members-amid-questions-over-timing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Muzaffarabad: In its final days, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has appointed seven members to the AJK Public Service Commission (PSC), sparking questions about the propriety and timing of the move. The appointments, carried out in accordance with Article 48(2) of the interim constitution and Section 4(3) of the PSC Act, 1986, include former secretaries Munir Hussain Chaudhary, Dr Chaudhry Liaqat Hussain, and Mohammad Zahid Abbasi, as well as Dr Abdul Qadoos Khan, Dr Abdul Hameed, Midhat Shehzad, and Dr Mohammad Saleem Khan. These new members will serve three-year terms and receive pay and allowances per the AJK Public Service Commission Act. The move has drawn criticism from the PML-N, which argues that an outgoing government should not make such long-term institutional decisions, especially when it lacks the people's mandate.",
  "summary": "MUZAFFARABAD: Days before its exit from power, the incumbent Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government has appointed seven members to Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Public Service Commission (PSC), the top recruitment body of AJK, a move that has raised questions about its propriety and timing. According to a notification issued by the Services and General Administration Department, the…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "AJK govt appoints Public Service Commission members amid questions over timing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/ajk-govt-appoints-public-service-commission-members-amid-questions",
        "published": "2026-08-10T02:41:57.000Z"
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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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