PML-N’s Najeeb Naqi Elected as PoJK ‘President’
25/09/2026
Islamabad, Sep 24: Najeeb Naqi of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was on Thursday elected as the "President" of Pakistan-occupied Ja-mmu-Kashmir (PoJK).
He secured 32 votes, while his challenger Chaudhry Latif Akbar of Pakistan Peoples Party got 13 votes in the election held at PoJK's so-called legislative assembly. Only assembly members were eligible to vote. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Naqi on his victory and conveyed his best wishes, according to a statement issued by the PM's office.
Naqi has previously served as health minister. The office of "president" had been vacant since January following the death of Sultan MahmoodChaudhry. India has described the recent so-called local body elections in PoJK as a "complete farce," asserting that such "hollow" exercises cannot hide the ground reality in the region.
Share This Story |
|
Comment On This Story |
|
|
|
|