Raja Farooq Haider has been nominated as the next Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.The decision was taken at a meeting of PML-N AJK Chapter in Islamabad on Wednesday chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
The meeting was attended by Federal PML-N leadership and newly elected member of AJK Legislative Assembly.
The AJK-designated Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider said that he will come up to the confidence of the party leadership.
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He said his agenda will be merit, good governance and zero tolerance for corruption.
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) had won 31 seats in the region’s 41-seat assembly in Thursday’s vote.
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During his visit to Muzaffarbad to thank people for their confidence in his party, Nawaz Sharif pledged an "era of development" in Azad Kashmir.
He urged a crowd of supporters not to forget the sacrifices of people living in the Indian-occupied Kashmir.