AJK president seeks security for LG polls

By Syed Abbas Gardezi
November 23, 2022

ISLAMABAD: President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Barrister Sultan Mahmood has asked the federal government to provide security to the AJK government so that municipal elections may be held peacefully.

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In a joint communique to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Adviser to PM on Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs Qamar Zaman

Kaira, Sultan sought deployment of security forces in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to conduct the local government (LG) elections to be held after 31-years gap, The letter further said that if security forces were not provided and elections were postponed, it would harm the Kashmir cause.

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