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Altaf Hamid Rao

MIRPUR (AJK), July 2: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Azad Jammu and Kashmir chapter on Thursday officially announced its candidates for the scheduled July 27, 2026 Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections, following formal approval from PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
According to PPP AJK Central Coordination Secretary Aamir Zeashan, the party has completed its ticket distribution for almost all constituencies across Azad Kashmir as well as refugee seats. However, no candidate has been fielded for LA-7 Bhimber City, while the party has decided to support Maulana Saeed Yousaf in LA-23 Poonch-Sudhnoti (Plandri) under an electoral understanding with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F).
Zeashan said the announced candidates include Muhammad Afser Shahid (LA-1 Mirpur-I Dadyal), Chaudhry Qasim Majeed (LA-2 Mirpur-II Chakswari), Chaudhry Yasir Sultan (LA-3 Mirpur-III Mirpur City), Sohaib Arshad (LA-4 Mirpur-IV Khari Sharif), Chaudhry Parvez Ashraf (LA-5 Bhimber-I Barnala), and Khizar Rehman Raja (LA-6 Bhimber-II Samahni).
From Kotli district, PPP has fielded Zafar Iqbal Malik (LA-8), Chaudhry Javed Iqbal Budhanvi (LA-9), Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin (LA-10 Kotli City), Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq (LA-11 Sehnsa), Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin (LA-12 Charhoi), and Chaudhry Muhammad Waleed Inqalabi (LA-13 Khoiratta).
In Bagh, Haveli, and Poonch constituencies, the candidates include Raja Mubashir Ejaz, Sardar Zia-ul-Qamar, Sardar Qamar Zaman Khan, Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, Sardar Amjad Yousaf Khan, Sardar Saud Sadiq, Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan, Sardar Abid Hussain Abid, Sardar Ahmad Sagheer, and Faheem Akhtar Rabbani (LA-24 Poonch-Sudhnoti Baloch).
For Neelum Valley and Muzaffarabad divisions, PPP has nominated Mian Abdul Waheed, Sardar Muhammad Javed Ayub, Syed Bazil Ali Naqvi, Sardar Mukhtar Ahmad Khan, Mubashir Munir Awan, Chaudhry Latif Akbar, Muhammad Ashfaq Zafar, and Diwan Ali Khan Chughtai.
The party has also finalized candidates for all 12 refugee constituencies, including seats from Jammu and Valley divisions.
Meanwhile, PPP AJK leader Syed Azadar Hussain Kazmi rejected reports of defections, saying no ticket holder had left the party and all candidates were actively campaigning, expressing confidence in a strong electoral performance.