MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, left the Kashmir House for Muzaffarabad early this morning to attend the crucial session of the Legislative Assembly, where a no-confidence vote against him is scheduled to be held at 3 pm.
The premier is seen to have left with scant security and in the company of Senior Minister and Interior Minister Colonel Waqar Ahmed Noor, as well as government ministers Chaudhry Azhar Sadiq and Aamir Altaf.
Before his departure, PM Anwarul Haq was seen in photographs taken with the office and security staff at Kashmir House Banuyan.
Once the vote is concluded, sources in parliament say, Prime Minister-designate Faisal Mumtaz Rathore is expected to take the oath of office tomorrow. PM Anwarul Haq will formally resign after the vote.
‘Alhamdulillah… I Have Good Feelings for the New Arrivals.
Speaking briefly to the media before his departure, PM Anwarul Haq confirmed he was going to attend the session of the Legislative Assembly.
When asked about the importance of the day, he said, “I would only like to say one thing—Alhamdulillah. Praise be to God. And I have good feelings for the newcomers. May Allah give them success.”
The Prime Minister, in response to a question as to whether he was troubled by the thought of leaving the high office, said: “Today is a day that my mind, my intellect, and my desire had already accepted.
One journalist remarked that he seemed very relaxed for a departing Prime Minister and asked him if he was leaving happily. Anwarul Haq replied: “When I came, I had asked Allah for six months to serve the creation. Allah gave me almost two years—two and a half years more than what I asked for.”
He added that he had already intended to step down months earlier: “I had made the intention to leave myself six months ago. Today is Independence Day-so why should I not celebrate it?”
With measured words, a composed demeanor, and a symbolic low-security convoy, he has left Muzaffarabad for what may be his final session in office.
