- Amjad Hussain turns into fifth CM of GB.
- PPP received 13 seats in June 7 elections.
- PML-N secured 9 seats in polls.
Pakistan Peoples Social gathering’s (PPP) Advocate Amjad Hussain was elected unopposed as the brand new chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.
No different candidate submitted nomination papers for the workplace of chief minister.
Amjad Hussain has grow to be the fifth Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. He was elected from GBA-1 constituency within the GB Legislative Meeting elections and presently serving because the President of the PPP GB chapter.
The event got here hours after PPP’s Imran Nadeem was elected as speaker and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Malik Kifayat ur Rehman as deputy speaker, each unopposed.
Imran Nadeem and Malik Kifayat ur Rehman secured the positions after no different candidates submitted nomination papers throughout the stipulated time.
Members of the Meeting and political leaders congratulated the elected office-bearers and expressed confidence that they might uphold democratic traditions and make sure the clean and neutral functioning of the Home.
Earlier, newly elected members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Meeting have been sworn in by the outgoing speaker.
The PPP secured 13 seats, the PML-N received 9, the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Social gathering (IPP) claimed six, whereas Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) and a PTI-backed impartial candidate secured one seat every within the June 7 GB polls.
The PML-N and IPP had determined to assist the PPP within the elections for the slots of chief minister, speaker, and deputy speaker.
It’s value noting that the PPP has introduced it would type a authorities in Gilgit-Baltistan with the assist of the PML-N and IPP.
