Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)
Coverage of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in the Nexus archive.
- PPP ticket picks trigger legal challenge, fresh controversy
The PPP's candidate selection for AJK elections faces legal challenges over Asim Sharif Butt's disputed State Subject status. PML-N's Syed Shoukat Ali Shah plans to seek contempt proceedings against PPP leadership for awarding a ticket to Butt, whose certificate was declared invalid by official inquiries. The PPP also reversed candidate decisions in two constituencies.
- Traders to resume business activities in Muzaffarabad from Sunday, distance themselves from JAAC
Traders and transporters in Muzaffarabad announced the resumption of market and public transport operations from Sunday after security and fuel assurances, distancing themselves from the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). They accused JAAC of shifting focus to political and constitutional issues, including demands to abolish 12 refugee-reserved seats in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Legislative Assembly, which they claim deviated from initial public welfare goals.