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Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan to be next Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

M. M. ALAM

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, that had clean-sweeped Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) general elections, has nominated Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan (president of its AJK chapter)  as the Parliamentary Leader.

PML-N is expected to form its government before August, 14th and Farooq Haider Khan seems to be all set to become the next Prime Minister of AJK. 

Raja Farooq Haider has won the seat for Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly y securing 30,625 voles from LA-28 Constituency  beating PPP’s Ashfaq Zafar who got 16,314 votes. 

PML-N is also expected to announce its presidential candidate as in about a month’s time the constitutional term of AJK President Sardar Yaqoob will  expire. AJK has Parliamentary Democratic System with PM as the Executive Head and President as the Constitutional Head. 

PML N won 31 (out of 41) seats in Kashmir Elections 2016

 

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.