ISLAMABAD, 05 August 2021, (TON): Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's Abdul Qayyum Niazi was elected the 13th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
He received 33 votes in the newly formed Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, whereas joint opposition's candidate Chaudhry Latif Akbar garnered 15 votes.
Niazi succeeds PML-N's Raja Farooq Haider, whose tenure in the AJK PM's office had ended on July 30.
He was administered the oath of his office by AJK President Sardar Masood Khan.
Earlier in the day, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry announced that Prime Minister Imran Khan had nominated Niazi as the ruling party's candidate for the position.
In a tweet, the minister said that PM Imran had made the decision after extensive consultations and reviewing all the proposals. He is a dynamic and genuine political activist and his heart beats for the people.
Azhar Mashwani, Punjab chief minister's focal person for digital media, added that Niazi was a member of the AJK Legislative Assembly from border area Abbaspur Poonch.
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