{
  "id": 8431270,
  "title": "PML-N nominee Najeeb Naqi Khan submits papers for AJK president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/pml-n-nominee-najeeb-naqi-khan-submits-papers-for-ajk-president",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:07:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
    "slug": "the-express-tribune-pakistan",
    "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2630186/pml-n-nominee-najeeb-naqi-khan-submits-papers-for-ajk-president"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr Muhammad Najeeb Naqi Khan, a nominee from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), officially submitted his nomination papers for the position of president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Saturday. The process is set to culminate on September 24, concluding the formal establishment of the region's primary constitutional offices following the recent government's formation and the election of the prime minister, speaker, and deputy speaker. The AJK Assembly functions as the electoral college for the presidential election. Dr Naqi, who hails from Sudhanoti district, had previously served in various ministerial roles such as health, education, information technology, finance, and planning and development. Upon reaching the office of Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Ghulam Mustafa Mughal, who is also the Returning Officer for the presidential election, the nomination papers were received. According to the election timeline, the review of the papers will take place at the Returning Officer's office on Saturday. The PML-N President, Nawaz Sharif, had nominated Dr Naqi as the party's candidate for the AJK presidency on September 16, directing him to submit his nomination papers by September 19.",
  "summary": "President will be elected by the members of the AJK Legislative Assembly through a vote",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}