ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have reached an agreement on forming a government in Gilgit-Baltistan, according to party sources.
PPP leader Naveed Qamar confirmed the development, saying that both parties had agreed on a power-sharing formula for the region’s government formation, including consensus on key constitutional posts.
He said that under the agreement, the posts of governor and deputy speaker would go to PML-N, while the chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan would be from the PPP.
Sources said the understanding was reached after high-level meetings and contacts between the leadership of both parties in recent days.
According to officials, the PPP will form its government in Gilgit-Baltistan with support from PML-N votes following the agreement.