PML-N's Polls Victory Celebrated Across AJK

MIRPUR (AJK) , (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point news - 22nd july,2016): The land slide victory of Pakistan Muslim League -N in the general elections in Azad Jammu & Kashmir is being widely celebrated by the masses across the State. Final unofficial results of the elections, released Friday, spoke of the categorical victory of the PML (N) which bagged 31 seats. However Muslim Conference and PPP secured three seats each, PTI got two seats, JKPP one seat and the solitary seat won by an independent candidate on 41- directly contested seats of the 49- member AJK Legislative Assembly.

Rest of eight seats including five reserved for women, and one each meant for ulema / mashaikh, technocrats and overseas Kashmiris will be filled in by the electoral college comprising the newly elected 41 members of the house.

Independent observers from diverse segments of the civil society termed it the exceptional success of the people who were anxiously waiting for the return of an era of good governance in Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Attique, the owner of educational institution in the city, observed that AJK now, will indeed emerge as the model state to be furnished with all basic needs of life including modern infra-structure of civic amenities during the upcoming newly-elected PML (N) government in AJK.

He opined that the PML (N) practically proved, through implementing its policies towards the development and progress of the country which could be assessed through the unprecedented uplift and progress of various parts of the country, he added.