Bilawal names PPP’s G-B president for chief minister post

PPP chairman directs focus on government formation and implementation of citizens’ constitutional and economic rights

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari nominated PPP provincial president Advocate Amjad as the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, according to a post shared by the party on X.

The PPP said Bilawal held a telephonic conversation with PPP Gilgit-Baltistan President Amjad during which the decision was conveyed.

چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے صوبائی صدر امجد ایڈووکیٹ کو گلگت بلتستان کا وزیراعلی بنانے کا فیصلہ کرلیا

پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری کا پی پی پی گلگت بلتستان کے صدر امجد ایڈووکیٹ سے ٹیلی فونک رابطہ

چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے امجد…

— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) June 20, 2026

According to the post, the PPP chairman also issued instructions regarding government formation and the implementation of citizens’ constitutional and economic rights.

PPP announced on Saturday that it and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz had come to an agreement on forming the next government in Gilgit-Baltistan together. The party said it would get the seat of chief minister while the governor, opposition leader and deputy speaker of the G-B Assembly would go to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.

The PPP has secured the majority of seats emerge as the largest party in the 24-member assembly, followed by the PML-N with six seats.

Read: PPP, PML-N come to agreement on forming G-B govt together

The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party has emerged as the third-largest parliamentary group after four independent candidates elected on different constituencies joined its ranks.

At the national level, the post-election situation had prompted political coordination between parties. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had congratulated the PPP on its position as the leading party in G-B and indicated that the PML-N would sit in the opposition, while supporting the PPP in forming the government.

Bilawal had welcomed the development, describing it as a continuation of democratic norms and expressing gratitude for the cooperation. He said his party would focus on addressing governance challenges and public concerns in the region.