ISLAMABAD:

The Pakistan Peoples Party, Azad Jammu and Kashmir chapter, has secured a simple majority in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly after gaining the support of several lawmakers, positioning itself to form the next government in AJK.

According to Express News, five ministers from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) met PPP Women’s Wing President Faryal Talpur in Islamabad and announced their decision to join the PPP. The ministers — Chaudhry Rasheed, Yasir Sultan, Chaudhry Arshad, Chaudhry Ikhlaq, and Sardar Muhammad Hussain — were previously serving in the AJK cabinet and have now pledged their support to the PPP in the upcoming government formation.

In addition, four other members — Majid Khan, Asim Sharif Butt, Akbar Ibrahim, and Faheem Rabbani — also met Talpur a

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