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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.

PTI KP President Junaid Akbar detained, expelled from GB

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PTI KP President

GILGIT: Police detained Junaid Akbar and several of his associates before expelling them from Gilgit-Baltistan over alleged violations of the election code of conduct, officials said on Friday.

According to police authorities, Junaid Akbar and his companions were taken into custody from the Henzel area of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Reacting to the development, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan condemned the action, saying detaining Junaid Akbar and preventing him from participating in the election campaign was unacceptable.

Barrister Gohar said restricting political campaigning before elections amounts to pre-poll rigging and warned that denying political space in Gilgit-Baltistan would harm democratic values.

Meanwhile, PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram termed the move “political victimization,” alleging that keeping PTI leaders away from the election campaign was an attempt to suppress political freedom and influence public opinion ahead of the polls.

He urged the Speaker of the National Assembly to intervene in the matter and claimed efforts were being made to create a one-sided political field in Gilgit-Baltistan.

However, Gilgit-Baltistan Interior Minister Sajid Ali Baig defended the action, saying Junaid Akbar and his associates violated the election code of conduct.

In an interview, the minister said the PTI leader reached Jaglot without prior permission and addressed a rally despite being instructed to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC).

He added that Junaid Akbar also organized a rally in Gilgit without authorization and was taken into custody along with his associates while traveling toward Ghizer.

The minister maintained that the PTI leader was expelled from Gilgit-Baltistan for violating election rules and warned that action would be taken against anyone breaching the code of conduct without discrimination.