Prime Minister Imran Khan nominated on Wednesday newly elected member of the Legislative Assembly Abdul Qayyum Niazi as the prime minister for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
The news of Niazi’s nomination was revealed by the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Hussain Chaudhry on his official Twitter account.
“After a long consultation and review of suggestions, the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chairman PTI Imran Khan has nominated the newly elected MLA Mr Abdul Qayyum Niazi for the post of Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir,” he wrote.
The minister also termed Abdul Qayyum as “a dynamic and genuine political activist, dedicated to his workers”.