MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) chapter of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday launched its preliminary campaign for the forthcoming general elections, beginning a consultative process for the award of party tickets.
The exercise commenced in Muzaffarabad under the leadership of regional president Shah Ghulam Qadir, assisted by former prime minister Raja Farooq Haider, senior vice president Raja Mushtaq Minhas and secretary information Barrister Iftikhar Gillani. Regional secretary general Chaudhry Tariq Farooq and vice president Dr Najeeb Naqi could not attend due to personal commitments.
The committee held consultations and interviews with party workers aspiring to contest from the nine constituencies in the Muzaffarabad division and reviewed the political situation in each constituency.
The process will continue on Saturday in Rawalakot for the Poonch division and on Sunday in Mirpur for the Mirpur division. On Monday, consultations will be held in Rawalpindi for the six constituencies reserved for refugees from the Indian occupied Kashmir Valley and six for refugees from the occupied Jammu region settled in Pakistan.
According to a statement issued by the regional secretary general, the process was being carried out in line with the political strategy and directives of party supremo Nawaz Sharif.
The party claimed that its 2016-21 tenure in AJK marked a “golden chapter”, citing improved governance, merit-based administration, institutional strengthening and accelerated development, along with enhanced financial and administrative autonomy.
Published in Dawn, February 14th, 2026
