Barrister Elected as New Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani secured the premiership of AJK after winning a party vote, facing immediate governance challenges.

30 Aug, 03:31 — 30 Aug, 03:31

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AN abundance of good fortune has landed a 46-year-old barrister, Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani, in the hot seat. He will serve as the 17th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, having been elected to the post on Friday with 30 votes from his party, the PML-N. For now, Mr Gillani heads an incomplete legislative assembly, with seven seats representing the Poonch and Sudhnoti districts yet to be filled due to the law-and-order situation in those areas. He made note of that fact in his inaugural ...

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Barrister Elected as New Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

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