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ISLAMABAD ( WNAM REPORT ): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly has successfully passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, replacing him with Raja Faisal Rathore.
The no-confidence motion was supported by 36 lawmakers, including those from the PPPP and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Two members opposed the motion.
PPP’s candidate for the premier’s slot, Rathore, received 36 votes, with two against.
Overall, Rathore is the 16th AJK PM and the fourth of the current assembly. Those who have served in the top post during the incumbent assembly’s tenure, apart from Haq, include Abdul Qayyum Khan and Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan.
