US EditionNo-Confidence Vote Against AJK PM Anwarul-Haq Scheduled for 3pm Today
The Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz back a no-confidence motion with 37 supporters aiming to replace Prime Minister Haq amid political realignments.
- Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar is presiding over a session today where a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq is being voted, attended by PPP, PML-N, and PTI lawmakers, with Haq arriving shortly after proceedings began, accompanied by four lawmakers.
- Following President Asif Ali Zardari's strategy last month, the PPP consolidated support after 10 former PTI lawmakers joined on October 26, boosting its Assembly numbers.
- Vote arithmetic shows the threshold and claimed bloc sizes: the no-confidence motion requires 27 lawmakers, the PPP said it secured 37 members with PML-N support, and 25 lawmakers signed the Friday resolution.
- If approved, Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore would succeed Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supports the motion but will remain outside the government.
- Strict security measures limit entry to assembly members and Secretariat staff only, with media representatives admitted by passes; this is the seventh no-confidence vote since 1975 amid Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s unregistered status with the Azad Kashmir Election Commission.
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No-confidence vote against AJK PM Anwarul-Haq scheduled for 3pm today
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly will vote today (Monday) on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq. The special session, scheduled for 3pm, will be chaired by Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar. The resolution seeking Haq’s removal was submitted to the assembly secretariat on Friday. The PPP has nominated Faisal Rathore for the top slot. Rathore also enjoys the support of the PML-N, which has backed …
AJK Assembly session begins to vote on no-confidence motion against PM Haq
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No Confidence Motion Succeeds: Azad Kashmir PM Removed from Office
Azad Jammu & Kashmir witnessed a major political shift as a no-confidence motion removed former Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq from office. The resolution, which required the support of at least 27 lawmakers, passed with a clear majority of 36 votes, signaling strong consensus within the assembly for change. Following the successful vote, Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore was elected as the 16th Prime Minister of AJK, marking a significant moment …
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