Muzaffarabad: Sardar Tanvir Alias belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been elected unopposed as the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sardar Tanveer Ilyas has been elected unopposed as the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir. The united opposition boycotted the meeting for the election of the prime minister, leaving no candidate in the race against the PTI.
Sardar Tanveer Ilyas had submitted nomination papers on behalf of PTI which was declared valid by the Secretary Assembly after which Sardar Tanveer Ilyas was elected unopposed as the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir. 33 votes were cast in his favor.
Following the resignation of Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi, a meeting was held to elect a new Leader of the House.
The election of the Prime Minister was carried out under Article 13 of the Constitution and Rule 15 of the Assembly. The PTI was leading in the House with 32 members and had the support of the Muslim Conference.
The first Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, Khan Abdul Hameed Khan, was elected on July 5, 1975. Azad Kashmir has had a parliamentary system since 1985. Sardar Sikandar Hayat, Sardar Atiq Ahmad Khan and Raja Farooq Haider Khan have twice held the office of Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir.
