ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Nominated Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, met with the PPP’s Kashmir Affairs In-charge, Faryal Talpur, at Zardari House on Saturday.
PPP leader and MLA Chaudhry Qasim Majeed also participated in the meeting.
According to sources, the meeting lasted for about two hours, during which the names of the new cabinet were also considered in detail.
Faisal Mumtaz Rathore reached Zardari House on his return from Muzaffarabad and left at 11 am after meeting with Faryal Talpur.
Chaudhry Qasim Majeed and Chaudhry Riaz were also with him on this occasion. This development is being considered very important in the ranks of the PPP.
Faisal Mumtaz Rathore thanked President Asif Ali Zardari, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and Faryal Talpur for his nomination in a meeting with Faryal Talpur.
Faisal Rathore reiterated the vision of the Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed Bhutto and Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto to advance the Kashmir cause.
Faryal Talpur directed Faisal Rathore to form a comprehensive plan for the development and welfare of the people of Azad Kashmir, especially the youth.
Earlier, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had officially nominated Faisal Mumtaz Rathore for Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as the party is set to move a no-confidence motion against the current PM Anwarul Haq.
The party’s senior leader, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, alongside PPP Azad Kashmir President Chuadhry Yasin, made the official announcement during a press conference in Islamabad.
Announcing that PPP will bring a no-confidence motion against the PM Haq today, Ashraf said that Faisal Mumtaz Rahtore will be the Leader of the House.
“The PPP Azad Kashmir wholeheartedly accepts the decision of the leadership,” President of the party’s AJK chapter, Chaudhry Yasin, wrote in a post on Facebook. “Insha Allah, everyone will play their full role for the welfare of the people of Azad Kashmir,” he added.
