MUZAFFARABAD (Dunya News): A political shake-up is in the offing in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have decided to withdraw from the coalition government in AJK.
During a meeting of PPP’s parliamentary party and core committee members, a resolution to leave the government was unanimously approved. Additionally, three names have emerged as potential candidates for the Prime Minister’s post from PPP.
The candidates being considered include Chaudhry Muhammad Yaseen, Haji Muhammad Yaqub and Chaudhry Latif Akbar.
On the other hand, PML-N leader Shah Ghulam Qadir in a statement said that they prefer to sit in the opposition rather than remain in the current government, but emphasized that the final decision will be made by the party’s central leadership.
Currently, the coalition government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir includes PML-N, PPP, Jammu and Kashmir People’s Party, and the Muslim Conference.