27 ministers take oath in Azad Kashmir

16 ministers from PTI like-minded group, eight from PPP and three from Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz.

MUZAFFARABAD: As many as 27 ministers were administered oath in Azad Jammu and Kashmir by AJK President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry.

The ministers included 16 members of the AJK Legislative Assembly from like-minded group, eight from Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and three from Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N).

The oath was taken by Sardar Hussain Khan, Amir Abdul Ghaffar Lone, Mir Akbar Khan, Deewan Ali Chughtai, Abdul Waheed, Chaudhry Arshad Hussain, Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri, Chaudhry Muhammad Rasheed, Abdul Majid Khan, Raja Muhammad Siddique, Chaudhry Muhammad Akbar Ibrahim, Javed Iqbal Budhanavi, Bazil Naqvi, Sardar Javed Ayub, Amir Altaf, Azhar Sadiq, Nisar Ansar, Chaudhry Akhlaq, Akmal Sargala, Zafar Iqbal Malik, Faheem Akhtar, Chaudhry Yasir Sultan, Javed Butt, Asim Sharif, Chaudhry Amir Yaseen, Qasim Majeed and Ziaul Qamar.

In April, Chaudhry Anwarul Haq had taken oath as the 15th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry had administered the oath to the newly-elected prime minister.

Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq had been elected as the 15th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) by securing 48 votes.

The development took place after the disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Sardar Tanveer Ilyas by the AJK High Court in a contempt case.

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