Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday administered oath to four members of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council here at the PM House. The oath was administered to Sardar Muhammad Naeem Khan of PML-N, Sardar Sagheer Chughtai and Chaudhry Mohammad Khan of Muslim Conference, and Chaudhry Mahboob of PPP.
The AJK Council is a constitutional body established under section 21 of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act, 1974 and serves as the highest linking forum between Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir with following composition. Prime Minister Gilani is chairman of the council, while the AJK President is its vice-chairman.
Ministers for KA&NA, Interior, Foreign Affairs, Education, Information and Media Development and the AJK Prime Minister or a person nominated by him are its members, while six other members are elected by the AJK Legislative Assembly.
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