PPP announces candidates for AJK Elections 2026
Key takeaways
- For the Kotli region, the party awarded tickets to Malik Zafar (LA-8), Javed Iqbal Bhadhanvi (LA-9), Chaudhry Yasin (LA-10), Chaudhry Akhlaq (LA-11), and Chaudhry Yasin (LA-12).
- Read more: AJK police bust JAAC funding network, arrest four operatives
- PPP leadership directed all candidates to launch an energetic election campaign, expressing confidence that the party would secure strong public support and perform successfully in the upcoming AJK elections.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has announced its candidates for the 2026 Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections, naming nominees for constituencies across Mirpur, Kotli, Bagh, Poonch, Muzaffarabad, Jammu, and Valley regions.
According to the party, Asfar Shahid has been nominated from LA-1 Mirpur-I, Qasim Majeed from LA-2 Mirpur-II (Chakswari), Yasir Sultan from LA-3 Mirpur-III (Mirpur City), Chaudhry Sohaib Arshad from LA-4 Mirpur-IV (Khari Sharif), and Chaudhry Pervez Ashraf from LA-5 Bhimber-I (Barnala).
For the Kotli region, the party awarded tickets to Malik Zafar (LA-8), Javed Iqbal Bhadhanvi (LA-9), Chaudhry Yasin (LA-10), Chaudhry Akhlaq (LA-11), and Chaudhry Yasin (LA-12).