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\nThe Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday decided to support the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for bringing a no-confidence motion against Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq.
\nThe announcement was made by Prime Minister\u2019s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah while addressing a joint press conference in Islamabad, alongside PPP central leaders Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Qamar Zaman Kaira, and others, after delegations from both parties met President Asif Ali Zardari.
\n\u201cPML-N\u2019s parliamentary party lacks trust in the incumbent [AJK] government,\u201d said Sanaullah, adding: \u201cPML-N will support PPP in the no-confidence motion. However, we will not be part of the [new] AJK government.\u201d
\nHe went on to say that free and fair elections would be held in the region after completion of the current tenure.
\n\u201cIncumbent government have become a problem itself instead of a problem resolver,\u201d Kaira slammed PM Anwar\u2019s administration.
\nHe welcomed the PML-N\u2019s decision, which further strengthened the PPP\u2019s position to oust the sitting premier. Kaira said that both sides respected each other\u2019s decisions as they aimed to bring political stability to the region.
\nIqbal, Federal Minister for Planning and PML-N senior leader, clarified that his party would sit on the opposition benches. \u201cIf the Peoples Party gets a majority in the AJK, then it would form its government,\u201d he concluded.
\nFor the unversed, the AJK Legislative Assembly has 53 members, and a simple majority requires 27 votes to table and pass a no-confidence motion if the incumbent premier refuses to step down.
\nThe development comes a day after the Bilawal Bhutto-led party claimed securing a majority in the AJK Legislative Assembly after several members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) forward bloc joined its ranks, accomplishing the required number to table a no-confidence motion against the sitting premier.
\nThe PPP\u2019s strength in the AJK Legislative Assembly rose from 17 to 27 after 10 PTI lawmakers joined its ranks.
\nThe PTI legislators announced their decision to join the PPP in a meeting at Zardari House, Islamabad, with Faryal Talpur \u2014 president of the PPP Women\u2019s Wing and sister of President Zardari \u2014 and senior leader Chaudhry Riaz.
\nAmong those who joined the PPP were Muhammad Hussain, Chaudhry Yasir, Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq, Chaudhry Arshad, Chaudhry Muhammad Rasheed, Zafar Iqbal Malik, Faheem Akhtar Rabbani, Abdul Majid Khan, Muhammad Akbar Ibrahim, and Asim Sharif Butt.
\nEarlier in the day, it also emerged that the sitting premier, Anwar, has completed consultations regarding his resignation, which is expected to be tendered tonight or tomorrow (Tuesday), indicating that the political realignment in the region is entering its conclusive phase.
\nAnwar, along with his associates, is likely to sit on the opposition benches following his resignation, sources told.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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