Islamabad, April 20, 2023 (PPI-OT): Speaker of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq has been elected unopposed as the 15th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He was elected during the meeting of the state Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad, last night. No other candidate had submitted papers for the office.
The newly elected Prime Minister secured 48 votes in the House of 53 where 4 legislators were absent while one seat is vacant due to the disqualification of the former Prime Minister.
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