Rathore becomes 16th AJK PM and fourth of current assembly
ISLAMABAD, NOV 18 (DNA): Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Raja Faisal Rathore was sworn in as the new prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, a day after securing the assembly’s vote to replace the ousted Anwarul Haq.
Rathore was administered the oath by AJK Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Lateef Akbar during a ceremony, which was attended by Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governors.
Moreover, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, senior leader Faryal Talpur and members of high civil-military leadership were also present at the oath-taking ceremony,
After the oath, the newly elected AJK PM thanked the PPP’s top leadership, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Talpur, for bestowing upon him the premier responsibility.
“I pay tribute to the Pakistan Army, who are defending us by sacrificing their lives,” Rathore said in his speech. He further said that the PPP has taken the responsibility of restoring the relationship with the people.
The AJK legislative body on Monday voted to remove Haq from the PM’s post, as 36 lawmakers, including those from the PPP and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supported the no-confidence motion against him.
After the oath, Rathore has become the 16th AJK PM and the fourth of the current assembly. Those who have served in the top post during the current assembly’s tenure, apart from Haq, include Abdul Qayyum Khan and Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan.
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