Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and MPA got elected as Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) unopposed after the GB assembly members took the oath.
On the other hand, PPP’s Imran Nadeem Shigri and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N’s) Malik Kifayatur Rehman were elected as the speaker and deputy speaker, respectively, of the GB assembly.
After getting elected as speaker of the GB assembly, PPP’s Shigri announced in the assembly to submit the nomination papers. After a few hours, Shigri announced the name of Amjad Hussain as CM of Gilgit Baltistan.
It is pertinent to mention that PPP’s Amjad Hussain was the only candidate who submitted the nomination papers for the position of CM Gilgit Baltistan.
As this happened, the GB assembly speaker announced PML-N’s Hafeezur Rehman as the opposition leader.
Also Read, Four independent candidates join IPP after winning polls in Gilgit
Earlier, Four Independent candidates joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) after winning the elections in Gilgit Baltistan. The independent candidates joined IPP after meeting the Federal Minister of Communications and the president of IPP, Aleem Khan.
Four candidates, including Anwar Ali from GBA-23 Ghanche-2, Asad Shafiq from GBA-24 Ghanche-3, Muhammad Dilpazeer from GBA-15 Diamer-1, and Aman Ali from GBA-21 Ghizer-3, won the elections in GB and joined IPP.
Muhammad Dilpazeer, one of the independent candidates, said while speaking to the journalists that a group of four independent candidates joined IPP. He also confirmed contact with other independent candidates, including the winning candidate of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM).
