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Altaf Hamid Rao
MIRPUR (AJK), August 19: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has fielded candidates for reserved seats for women, technocrats, Ulema/Mashaikh and overseas Kashmiris in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
Elections for the reserved seats will be held on August 24, according to the schedule announced by the AJK Election Commission.
Party sources told media Wednesday that the PML-N issued the notification after approval from party President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Maryam Zaman, Maryam Idrees, Sehrish Qamar and Riffat Abid have been nominated for the four reserved seats for women.
For the overseas Pakistanis’ reserved seat, the party has awarded its ticket to Abdul Rehman.
Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani has been nominated for the technocrat seat, while Pir Muhammad Mazhar Saeed will contest the seat reserved for Ulema and Mashaikh.
The announcement followed consultations within the party, with the final names receiving approval from Nawaz Sharif.
The nominations formally complete the PML-N’s candidates for the reserved seats, who will now proceed with the electoral process under the applicable constitutional and legal framework.
PML-N Announces Candidates for Reserved AJK Assembly Seats
