MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chairman of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, has nominated Barrister Iftikhar Gilani as the next Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
Nawaz Sharif has directed Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani to submit his nomination papers for the election of Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir
Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani will be the PML-N candidate for the post of Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir. PML-N Central Secretary for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb has confirmed Iftikhar Gilani’s nomination.
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے صدر محمد نواز شریف نے بیرسٹر سید افتخار علی گیلانی کو آزاد جموں و کشمیر کے وزیراعظم کے منصب پر نامزد کیا ہے
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے صدر محمد نواز شریف نے بیرسٹر سید افتخار علی گیلانی کو آزاد جموں و کشمیر کی وزارت عظمی کے عہدے پر انتخاب کے لئے کاغذات…— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) August 27, 2026
The decision to nominate Iftikhar Gilani as Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir was made with the approval of Nawaz Sharif, Marriyum Aurangzeb said.
Iftikhar Gilani will submit his nomination papers on behalf of PML-N for the election of Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir.
Among the participants of the meeting were PML-N AJK President Shah Ghulam Qadir and ex-prime minister of AJK Raja Farooq Haider. Newly elected AJK Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Tariq Farooq was also present at the meeting.
Senator Rana Sanaullah and ex-federal minister Khawaja Saad Rafique also attended the meeting. Deputy Speaker Ahmed Raza Qadri and Barrister Iftikhar Gilani were also in attendance.
The election process of the incoming AJK prime minister has been postponed for another day, and the Assembly will vote for the prime minister later on August 28.
