AJK elections: PML-N to contest all seats: Kirmani

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Dr Asif Kirmani said on Thursday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will field its candidates in all constituencies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in the upcoming general elections. Party tickets would be awarded to suitable candidates in consultation with the parliamentary board on merit, he said in a statement. “The parliamentary board will hold its meeting soon,” Kirmani said expressing the confidence that the PML-N would win the elections by a two-thirds majority. He said AJK would be made a developed and prosperous state as per vision of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The PML-N government would promote good governance in AJK after coming into power, the adviser said, adding that provision of facilities like modern education and improved healthcare services to the people of AJK was the top priority of PM Nawaz Sharif.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 25^th, 2016.