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Sardar Attique Ahmed has taken oath as the new Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in President's House on Thursday.Earlier, the Muslim Conference leader Sardar Aatique Ahmed Khan has been elected as Prime Minister of AJK after getting 39 votes at AJK legislative assembly, Dunya News reported on Thursday. The house caste vote of confidence on Sardar Atique as he secured 39 votes in his favour from the house of 49 members, while 10 members staged a walk-out. Earlier on Tuesday, no candidate turned up to challenge Sardar Atique for the top position. Following Raja Farooq Haiders resignation as the Prime Minister, nomination papers were to be submitted for the new leader of the House till 6pm. However, no candidate except Sardar Atique submitted nomination papers by the scheduled time. Sardar Atique has sought vote of confidence from the house and is now confirmed Prime Minister AJK. Meanwhile, talking to Dunya News, the newly-elected PM Sardar Attique said that he would try to resolve the lingering Kashmir issue at the earliest besides the rehabilitation of the quake affectees.
