Niazi, elected from LA-18 Abbaspur, has become the 13th prime minister of AJK(AJK PM), after securing 33 votes for the slot of Leader of the House in Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
The joint candidate of the Opposition, Chaudhry Latif Akbar, secured 15 votes.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Imran Khan had nominated Niazi as the PTI’s candidate for the slot of AJK prime minister.
The news of Niazi’s nomination was revealed by the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Hussain Chaudhry on his official Twitter account.
“After a long consultation and review of suggestions, the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chairman PTI Imran Khan has nominated the newly elected MLA Mr Abdul Qayyum Niazi for the post of Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir,” he wrote.
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