JK News Today
Jammu, April 12:
A no-confidence motion was filed against Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi on Tuesday by dissenting members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The motion was filed under Article 18 of the AJK’s interim Constitution and has the signatures of 25 members of the legislative assembly, reports appearing in Pakistani media outlets said.
These reports, according to Express Tribune said , suggested thatSardar Tanveer Ilyas has been nominated as the new leader of the House.
The move comes after the former prime minister Imran Khan was ousted from the government on April 9.
Niazi, 61, was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly on July 25, 2021, elections from Poonch district, which lies on the Line of Control (LoC).
His nomination superseded several top party leaders and strong candidates for the coveted post, particularly PTI president and former premier Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, and billionaire Sardar Tanveer Ilyas.
