{"id":564395,"date":"2026-08-29T01:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=564395"},"modified":"2026-08-29T01:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:22:12","slug":"iftikhar-gillani-takes-oath-as-17th-ajk-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/iftikhar-gillani-takes-oath-as-17th-ajk-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Iftikhar Gillani takes oath as 17th AJK prime minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gillani secures 30 votes against PPP candidate Mukhtar Ahmed Abbasi, who received 14 votes in AJK Assembly election<br \/>\n muzaffarabad<br \/>\nPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-backed Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani was sworn in as the 17th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Friday.<br \/>\nHe was administered the oath by AJK Acting President Chaudhry Tariq Farooq in a televised ceremony held in the AJK Legislative Assembly, Muzaffarabad.<br \/>\nIn his maiden speech as premier, the newly elected AJK prime minister thanked PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, Rana Sanaullah and other senior party leaders for their support.<br \/>\n\u201cI will work hard round the clock to ensure that I maintain the confidence of the party leadership and the people in our government,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nThe premier also called on the people of AJK, particularly fellow lawmakers elected to the lower house, to join him in his efforts to take the region forward. \u201cLet us move forward together and build an AJK that is exemplary to the whole world,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nAddressing the ceremony, the premier said his government would make provision of livelihood opportunities its top priority. \u201cThis will enable the youth to achieve a better future,\u201d he said, adding that livelihood was closely linked to access to education, healthcare and other essential amenities.<br \/>\nNoting that it was impossible to give government jobs to all Kashmiris, he said there was a need to rely on technology to create jobs and livelihood. \u201cAJK will digitalise the economy,\u201d Gillani stressed, acknowledging a need to widen internet access across the valley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gillani secures 30 votes against PPP candidate Mukhtar Ahmed Abbasi, who received 14 votes in AJK Assembly election muzaffarabad Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-backed Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani was sworn in as the 17th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Friday. 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