Summary The party’s top leadership would give final approval to the candidates as part of the broader process of forming the AJK government.
(Dunya News) - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) senior leadership convened in Murree on Saturday to deliberate on the formation of the next government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
PML-N President Nawaz Sharif is presiding over the meeting, which is being attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and the party’s newly elected members of the AJK Legislative Assembly.
A key issue before the meeting is the selection of the next AJK prime minister. Party sources said PML-N AJK president Shah Ghulam Qadir is currently considered the strongest contender for the position. Former prime minister Raja Farooq Haider, Tariq Farooq and retired Col Waqar are also among those being considered.
The AJK parliamentary party has entrusted Nawaz Sharif with the authority to make the final decision regarding the leader who will head the government.
The meeting is also considering nominations for reserved seats. PML-N AJK has already submitted a proposed list of candidates to Nawaz Sharif.
For the women’s reserved seats, the names under consideration include Maria Iqbal Tarana, Nasira Khan, Maryam Kashmiri, Nisara Abbasi and Seharish Qamar.
Raja Shadab Sikandar is being considered for the technocrat seat, while Pir Mazhar Saeed has been proposed for the ulema and mashaikh seat. Raja Mohammad Javed is likely to be nominated for the overseas seat.
Sources said the party’s top leadership would give final approval to the candidates as part of the broader process of forming the AJK government.
