Nawaz nominates Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani for AJK premier
“Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Thursday nominated Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani for the office of prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), revoking an earli…”
The development comes after Nawaznominated. Shah Ghulam Qadir as the party’s candidate for the top office in AJK on Tuesday after PML-N secured a majority in the AJK elections held in three phases between July 27 and August 10.
Of the 45 directly contested constituencies, polling was held in 38, with the PML-N securing 25 seats and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) winning 12.
In a social media post on X, PML-N Central Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb said, “President of Pakistan Muslim League (N), Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, has nominated Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani for the position of Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.”پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے صدر محمد نواز شریف نے بیرسٹر سید افتخار علی گیلانی کو آزاد جموں و کشمیر کے وزیراعظم کے منصب پر نامزد کیا ہےپاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے صدر محمد نواز شریف نے بیرسٹر سید افتخار علی گیلانی کو آزاد جموں و کشمیر کی وزارت عظمی کے عہدے پر انتخاب کے لئے کاغذات…— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A)August 27, 2026She further said that Nawaz has directed Gilani to submit nomination papers for election to the office of PM of AJK.Qadir was nominated for the post of premier of AJK by PML-N President Nawaz Sharif after hours of consultation with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in Lahore last week.
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Qadir was nominated for the premier’s post following a four-hour-long consultation with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in Lahore last week. On Tuesday, party sources confirmed that Qadir would be the next PM and would take the oath on Thursday at 5pm at High Court Ground in Muzaffarabad.
Read:PML-N takes command as AJK Assembly sworn in. At the beginning of the current week, on August 24, forty-six newly elected members of the AJK Legislative. Assemblytook the oath, formally marking the beginning of the new parliamentary term following the 2026 general elections.
Assembly Speaker Latif Akbar administered theoathto the newly elected lawmakers during the inaugural session of the new assembly. The oath-taking ceremony reflected the changed political balance in the 53-member AJK Legislative Assembly, with the PML-N emerging as the dominant parliamentary force.
A total of 31 PML-N assembly members took the oath, along with one member of the Awami Dast-o-Bazu, while 14 members of the PPP also took the oath,.
Written by Saba Qamar
Aman-e-Pakistan Senior Journalist & Bureau Reporter
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