PPP candidate secures 36 votes with PML-N support
Faisal Mumtaz Rathore of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was elected the 16th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Monday after Chaudhry Anwarul Haq was removed through a no-confidence motion in the state's Legislative Assembly.
The PPP secured victory for its candidate with the support of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Rathore received 36 votes in the 53-member assembly, where only 44 legislators were present.
The AJKLA session began at 3pm with Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar presiding. On a motion by Law Minister Abdul Waheed, the rules were suspended to allow PPP lawmaker Qasim Majeed to m
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