Government of Azad Kashmir
Provincial Government Flag | |
Seat of Government | Muzaffarabad |
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Legislature | |
Assembly | |
Speaker | Shah Ghulam Qadir |
Members in Assembly | 49 |
Executive | |
Governor | Masood Khan (President) |
Chief Minister | Farooq Haider Khan (Prime Minister) |
Chief Secretary | Dr. Ijaz Munir |
Judiciary | |
High Court | Supreme Court of Azad Jammu & Kashmir |
Chief Justice | Muhammad Ibrahim Zia |
The Government of Azad Kashmir is the state government which administers the territory of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. The Azad Kashmir government consists of a President as the head of state, and the Prime Minister as the chief executive, supported by a Council of Ministers. The Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly is the state assembly.[1]
Executive
The Chief Executive of the government is the Prime Minister elected by Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly supported by council of Ministers.
Departments & Services
- Auqaf Department[2]
- AJ&K Board of Revenue[3]
- Services & General Administration[4]
- Electricity Department[5]
- Food Department[6]
- Forest Department[7]
- Finance Department[8]
- Tourism Department[9]
- Industries & Commerce Department[10]
- Information Department[11]
- Information Technology Board[12]
- Law Department[13]
- Local Government[14]
- Police Departmen[15]
- Planning & Development[16]
- State Disaster Management Authority[17]
- Transport Authority[18]
- Bank of Azad Jammu and Kashmir[19]
- Health Department[20]
- Agriculture Department[21]
- Education Department[22]
Legislature
Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly also known as AJK Legislative Assembly is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives. 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.[23]
Judiciary
The Supreme Court of AJ&K is the highest Court of appeal in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It consists of a Chief Justice and two other Judges.[24]
There is also an AJK High Court which acts as court of appeals.[25]
See also
- Government of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Administrative System of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
- President of Azad Kashmir
- Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir
References
- ↑ "Home". Government of Azad Kashmir. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "AJK-Finance Department". www.financeajk.gok.pk.
- ↑ http://www.ajktourism.gov.pk/en/
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "Information Technology Board". www.itb.ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ thttp://ajk.gov.pk/dptPolice.php
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "State Disaster Management Authority". sdmagok.pk.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "Bank of Azad Jammu & Kashmir". bankajk.com.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
- ↑ "Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly". www.ajkassembly.gok.pk.
- ↑ "Introduction". ajksupremecourt.gok.pk.
- ↑ "ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGH COURT". www.ajkhighcourt.gok.pk.
External Links
Azad Jammu & Kashmir Government