Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has won the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and emerged as the largest political party in the elections.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf has secured 25 seats, according to the unofficial results announced by the AJK Election Commission, while the Peoples Party has won eleven seats and Muslim League Nawaz won six seats.
The unofficial results further revelaed that Muslim Conference and Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Party have secured one seat each.
According to the reports, Khawaja Ahmed Farooq, Diwan Khan Chughtai, Ch. Anwar-ul-Haq, Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, Sardar Tanvir Ilyas and Chaudhry Arshad have won their seats.
The candidates of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Raja Farooq Haider and Shah Ghulam Qadir have also retained their seats. While the former Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and chief of Muslim Conference Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan has been declared successful on LA-14 Bagh.
While talking to APP, the AJK Secretary Election Commission Muhammad Ghazanfar Khan said that the General Elections were held in a free, fair and transparent manner. He expressed satisfaction over the law and order and appreciated the performance of the police and the Pakistan army for ensuring the peaceful conduct of the elections.
According to media reports, a total of 587 candidates contested the elections in 33 constituencies of Azad Kashmir districts and 121 candidates on 12 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir refugees settled in Pakistan.
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