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PPP’s Amjad Hussain elected unopposed as new Chief Minister of GB

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PPP’s Amjad Hussain

GILGIT: Pakistan Peoples Party leader Advocate Amjad Hussain has been elected unopposed as the new Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, officials said on Monday, following a unanimous show of support in the regional assembly.

The announcement was made during a session of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly chaired by Speaker Imran Nadeem, where officials confirmed that no other candidate submitted nomination papers for the top post.

Lawmakers said all members present in the house backed Amjad Hussain, making him the region’s fifth chief minister.

Amjad Hussain, who recently won a seat from GBLA-1 Gilgit, currently serves as president of the PPP’s Gilgit-Baltistan chapter. He has previously been a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Council from 2010 to 2015 and has also won elections from multiple constituencies in 2020.

The formation of the new government comes after a political understanding between the Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, and the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, under which key assembly positions were also filled unopposed.

Earlier, PPP’s Imran Nadeem was elected unopposed as Speaker of the assembly, while PML-N’s Kifayat-ur-Rehman was chosen unopposed as Deputy Speaker.

Officials said the date for the chief minister’s oath-taking ceremony will be announced later. Opposition leader Hafeez-ur-Rehman of PML-N was also formally notified in the assembly session.

Punjab Govt to impose fines on litterers Under ‘Clean Punjab’ Initiative

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Punjab Govt

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to impose fines on individuals and businesses responsible for littering as part of its ongoing Clean Punjab campaign.

The decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister, focused on the Clean Punjab program and the Waste-to-Value project. The Chief Minister directed officials to submit a comprehensive plan for the project by mid-January.

Officials briefed the Chief Minister that the Clean Punjab initiative has received positive public feedback across the province. Measures such as vehicle tracking management systems, live container monitoring, and a digitized salary and payment system have been implemented to ensure transparency.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz remarked, “Establishing such a large-scale sanitation system is no less than a miracle. Starting from zero, we have steadily improved the Clean Punjab project. A comprehensive system for cleaning cities and villages should have been established years ago.”

The meeting also resolved that commercial areas and streets in Punjab will be strictly regulated under the law, and anyone found littering will face fines.

Furthermore, sanitation vehicles in the province will now be environmentally friendly electric vehicles, and the government plans to generate energy from waste in the near future.