Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore was sworn in as the 16th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. He took the oath a day after lawmakers removed Chaudhry Anwarul Haq through a no-confidence vote. The ceremony was held at the President’s House in Muzaffarabad. AJK Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar administered the oath because […]
AJK politics
Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore sworn in as new AJK prime minister
Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore took oath on Tuesday as the 16th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), a day after he was elected through a vote of no-confidence against former premier Chaudhry Anwarul Haq. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the President’s House in Muzaffarabad, with AJK Legislative Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar […]
Zardari, Shehbaz back PPP plan for in-house change in AJK
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday gave their approval to a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)–led plan for an in-house change in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), following days of consultations between the ruling coalition partners. The decision came during a meeting at the Presidency attended by senior leaders of […]
PPP, PML-N join hands for no-confidence move against AJK PM
ISLAMABAD: A joint no-confidence motion against Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has been finalised by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), marking a major political shift in the region’s power structure. According to sources, while only 14 signatures are required to submit a no-confidence motion, […]
PPP gains majority in AJK as Faryal Talpur hosts forward bloc dinner
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is poised to take control of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government after securing the support of a forward bloc in the legislative assembly. A dinner hosted by Faryal Talpur, In-Charge of PPP AJK affairs, at Sindh House in Islamabad on Sunday night marked the latest show […]
PM Anwar-ul-Haq Faces Mounting Pressure Amid Constitutional Crisis
Following the recent protest lockdown led by the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) once again finds itself at a critical political juncture. After high-level negotiations with Pakistan’s federal committee and the acceptance of several key demands, the fragility of the existing setup in Muzaffarabad has become increasingly […]