This collage shows PPP’s Faisal Rathore and AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly will today (Monday) vote on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul-Haq.
The special session scheduled for 3 pm, will be chaired by Chairman Chaudhry Latif Akbar. The resolution on Haq’s dismissal was submitted to the assembly’s secretariat on Friday.
PPP has nominated Faisal Rathore for the top seat. Rathore also enjoys the support of the PML-N, which has supported the proposal but chose not to join the government.
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ISLAMABAD: Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and the names of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Mumtaz Rathore met at Zardari House
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Security has been tightened around the assembly secretariat, the ministerial block and the prime minister’s secretariat. Access is limited to lawmakers and secretariat staff, while media personnel will only be allowed with official passports. All members enter the house together.
The PPP has moved to consolidate its position in the region following President Asif Ali Zardari’s political roadmap unveiled last month.
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The PPP formally moved a no-confidence motion against AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq last week and nominated Faisal Rathore for the top seat, submitting the resolution with the necessary signatures.
According to the general meeting’s statutes, the proposal must be included in the business list within three to seven days, after which the rapporteur is constitutionally obliged to set a voting date. Once the date is set, the session cannot be adjourned until the vote is taken.
Political activity in Islamabad also intensified ahead of the vote, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari holding a series of meetings to discuss the expected change in AJK and the proposed power-sharing formula. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and senior PML-N leaders also attended the consultations.
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Although the PML-N signed the no-confidence motion, the party has decided not to support the PPP’s nominee for prime minister and will instead sit on the opposition benches and position itself for the July 2026 polls.
With the PML-N’s backing, the PPP-led camp’s strength in the 52-member AJK assembly has reportedly risen to the high 30s, well beyond the simple majority needed to oust Haq.
Prime Minister Haq, meanwhile, has refused to step down and said he will face the vote on the floor of Parliament. He has continued to hold official meetings at his residence and dismissed speculation that he would resign.
