{
  "id": 9520670,
  "title": "PML-N's Dr Najeeb Naqi elected as AJK president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pml-ns-dr-najeeb-naqi-elected-as-ajk-president",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T08:20:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2032324/pml-ns-dr-najeeb-naqi-elected-as-ajk-president"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dr Najeeb Naqi of the PML-N has been elected as the new President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), securing 32 votes in the Legislative Assembly election. The election took place at the AJK Legislative Assembly’s Secretariat, with polling running from 11am to 1pm. Under the constitution, the president is chosen by the assembly members with a majority of the total membership. The position had been vacant since January due to the death of Barrister Sultan Mahmood. Prior to Naqi's election, Chaudhry Latif Akbar served as the acting president, and Chaudhry Tariq Farooq assumed the role after becoming the Legislative Assembly Speaker on August 25. Further updates are anticipated.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "PML-N's Dr Najeeb Naqi elected as AJK president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pml-ns-dr-najeeb-naqi-elected-as-ajk-president-9524241",
        "published": "2026-09-24T08:39:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}