MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday approved the cancellation of the ‘state subject certificate’ of former AJK minister Muhammad Asim Sharif Butt over a cabinet decision.
The AJK Board of Revenue issued the notification of cancellation of the state subject certificate issued in favour of Asim Sharif, resident of Androon Haram Gate, Mohalla Tillanwali, Multan, on December 9, 2004.
The decision was taken in light of a court ruling declaring the certificate fake and the subsequent cabinet decision taken on October 26, 2026.
Asim Sharif Butt has served as a member of the AJK Legislative Assembly on the refugee seat and held the portfolio of Minister for Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs for five years.
He was elected on a PTI ticket in the July 2021 elections from LA-42, one of the six seats reserved for Pakistan-based refugees from the Indian-occupied Kashmir Valley.
