Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly

Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly

آزاد کشمیراسمبلی
Legislature overview
Jurisdiction	Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Headquarters	Muzaffarabad
Legislature executives	Speaker, Shah Ghulam Qadir Prime Minister (Majority Leader), Farooq Haider Khan Pakistan Muslim League (N)
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Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly also known as AJK Legislative Assembly is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistan administered state of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Members are elected through universal suffrage by the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-based refugees from Kashmir valley, Jammu and others areas.

The assembly consists of 41 elected Members and 8 co-opted members of which 5 are woman, one member from Ulama community, while one is from amongst Jammu & Kashmir technocrats and other professionals, whereas one is from amongst Jammu and Kashmir nationals residing abroad.^[1]

The assembly elects the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu And Kashmir.

Structure

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See also

• Politics of Azad Kashmir
• President of Azad Kashmir
• Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir
• Government of Azad Kashmir

References

External links

• Website

Azad Kashmir topics
History	History of Kashmir History of Azad Kashmir History of Gilgit–Baltistan Dynasties of ancient Kashmir Sayyid Dynasty Mughal Empire Durrani Empire Sikh Empire
Modern history	British East India Company Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir Poonch jagir British Raj Kashmir Committee 1931 agitation Partition of India 1947 Poonch Rebellion First Kashmir War Kashmir conflict Timeline of the Kashmir conflict Indo-Pakistani wars Line of Control Shaksgam tract Simla Agreement Kashmir insurgency Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Hizbul Mujahideen Kashmir Solidarity Day Kashmir earthquake
Government and politics	Karachi Agreement Presidents Prime Ministers Ministry of Kashmir Affairs Legislative Assembly Flag Anthem Seal
Culture and places	Kashmiris (List) Language Cuisine Music Literature Ethnic groups of Azad Kashmir Diaspora Kashmiriyat
Geography	Districts Cities Pothohar Plateau Poonch River Neelum River Chicken's Neck (Pakistan) Line of Control
Districts	Bhimber Kotli Mirpur Muzaffarabad Hattian Bala Neelam Poonch Haveli Bagh Sudhanoti
Cities & Town	Muzaffarabad Mirpur Rawalakot
Economy	Mangla Dam Aid agency Japan International Cooperation Agency
Education	Mirpur University of Science and Technology University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir University of Poonch Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Al-Khair University Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University
Sport	Quaid-e-Azam Stadium
Others	Mughal Road Human rights abuses UN mediation of Kashmir