MUZAFFARABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry was elected as the 28th president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
Reports quoting sources said the candidate of the ruling party secured 34 votes, while the opposition’s joint candidate Mian Abdul Waheed managed to get only 16 votes.
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At least 50 members of the AJK Legislative Assembly took part in the election to elect the president whereas no vote was rejected.
Barrister Sultan was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from LA-3, Mirpur-III in the recently held polls. The PTI leadership had told Barrister Sultan that after his elevation to the presidency his son would be inducted into the cabinet.
The PTI leader will succeed Sardar Masood Khan as the president whose constitutional term will come to an end on August 24.
Following the development, PTI senator Faisal Javed Khan felicitated Mehmood. “Congratulations to PTI Barrister Sultan Mehmood on his election as President of Azad Kashmir and best wishes. Inshallah, you will play a high role for the rights of Kashmiris as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and bring real change in Kashmir. Amen,” he wrote in a tweet.
پی ٹی آئی کے بیرسٹر سلطان محمود کو آزاد کشمیر کا صدر منتخب ہونے پر مبارک باد اور ڈھیروں دعائیں – انشاء اللہ آپ وزیراعظم عمران خان کے وژن کے مطابق کشمیریوں کے حقوق کے لیے اعلیٰ کردار ادا کریں گے اور کشمیر میں حقیقی تبدیلی لیکر آہیں گے – آمین
— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) August 17, 2021
PTI’s regional president Sultan Mahmood secured his seventh victory in nine general elections since 1985. He also bagged two by-elections in his constituency.
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