The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday announced candidates to run in June 26 elections for Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Addressing a press conference here Senator Raja Zafrul Haq who was flanked by Saddiqul Farooq said the party's board transparently conducted selection process and interviewed the applicants from 41 constituencies.
The party has entered into alliance with Jamaat-i-Islami and Peoples Party at four constituencies including LA-2 (Central Bagh) LA-19 (Poonch-3 Rawala Kot), LA-20 (Poonch-4/Paachute) and LA-41 (Valley-6 Pukhtunkhwa, Abbottabad and Haripur).
Senator Raja Zafrul Haq said the results are pending from the three constituencies including LA-13 (Bagh-1 Dir Kot), LA-33 (Jammu-4 Narowal) and LA- 36 (Valley-1 Karachi). He hoped the election commission would conduct free, fair and transparent elections for the development of the area. Those candidates who have been awarded tickets include Raja Ali Zamaan from LA-1 (Mirpur-1 Dadiyal), Captain Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan from LA-2 (Mirpur-2 Chaksawari), Arshad Ghazi from LA-3 (Mirpur city 3), Naveed Akhtar Goga from LA-4 (Mirpur-4 Kharri), Colonel Abdul Ghani Noor from LA-5 (Bhimbar-1 Barnala), Raja Muhammad Razaq from LA-6 (Bhimbar Samaani), Chaudhry Muhammad Tariq Farooq from LA- 7(Bhimbar City), Malik Muhammad Saleem from LA-8 (Kotli city-1), Sardar Frooq Sikandar from LA-9 (Kotli 2 Fatahpur Thakilya), Raja Naseer Ahmed Khan from LA-10
Kotli-3 Sanseha), Raja Iqbal Khan from LA-11 (Kotli-4 Charhoy), Raja Nisar Ahmed Khan from LA-12 (Kotli-5 Khoiratta), Abdur Rashid Turabi-consensus candidate with JI from LA-14 (Centeral Bagh-2), Muhammad Mushtaq Khan Nayyar from LA-15 (East Bagh), Chaudhry Muhammad Din Shedai form LA-16 (Bagh-4 Haveli), Chaudhry Muhmmad Yasin Gulshan LA-17 (Ponch-1 Abbas Pur), Sardar Khan Bahadar Khan from LA-18 (Ponch-2 Hejira), Sardar Ibrahim Khalid Khan with consensus from LA-19
(Ponch-3 Rawlakot city-3), Consensus with Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party in LA-20 (Ponch-4 Pachet), Dr Najeeb Naqi from LA-21 (Ponch-5 Sadhnoti), Malik Sajid Hussain Sajid from LA- 22 (Ponch-6 Sadhnoti), Shah Ghulam Qadir from LA-23 (Muzafarabad Neelum), Mrs Noreen Arif from LA-24 (Muzafarabad-1), Syed Jawad Gilani from LA-25 (Muza-farabad-2), Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan from LA-26(Muzafarabad-3), Raja Abdul Qayum from LA-27 (Muzafarabad-4 Khawra), Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan from LA-28 (Muza-farabad-5 Chakar), Dr Mustafa Bashir from LA-29 (Muzafarabad-6 Hatyan), Mirza Abdul Rashid Jamal from LA-30, (Jammu-1, Karachi,Lahore), Chaudhry Muhammad Ismail from LA-31 (Jammu-2, Gujranwala), Chaudhry Muhammad Ishaq (Jammu-3 Sialkot), Chaudhry Javeed Akhtar Advocate from LA-34 (Jammu-5 Gujrat), Raja Muhammad Siddique from LA-35 (Jammu-6, RWP, Attock and KPK), Ghulam Abbas Mir from LA-37 (Velley-2 Lahore), Syed Shaukat Ali Shah from LA-38 (Velley-3, Jhelum, Faisalabad, Multan, Zafar Ali Magray from LA-39 (Velly 4, Rawalpindi), Bashir Khan from LA-40 Valley-5, Rawalpindi, Murree and a Consensus candidate with JI from LA-41(Valley- 6, Pakhtunkhwa, Abbotabad and Haripur.