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PML-N’s Farooq Elected Speaker | Pakistan News
Chaudhry Tariq Farooq, PML-N’s candidate, has been elected as the 16th Speaker of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, defeating the opposition’s nominee by a decisive 32-13 vote margin after one ballot was disqualified — reportedly due to a PPP lawmaker’s misvote. His colleague, Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri, clinched the deputy speaker role. The session, attended by all 46 newly sworn-in legislators, marked a smooth transition from outgoing Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar, who presided over proceedings before stepping down. Both ruling and opposition parties honored Akbar’s service…
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