Government of Azad Kashmir

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.[2]

Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Provincial Government Seal
Provincial Government Flag
Seat of GovernmentMuzaffarabad
Legislature
Assembly
  • Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly
SpeakerShah Ghulam Qadir
Members in Assembly49
Executive
GovernorMasood Khan (President)
Chief MinisterFarooq Haider Khan (Prime Minister)
Chief SecretaryMr.Mathar Niaz Rana[1]
Judiciary
Chief JusticeMuhammad Ibrahim Zia

Executive
Main article: Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir

The Chief Executive of the government is the Prime Minister elected by Pakistan administered Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly supported by council of Ministers.

Departments & Services

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.[24]

Judiciary

Supreme Court of AJK

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.[25]

High Court of AJK

There is also a High Court in Azad Jammu and Kashmir which acts as court of appeals.[26]

See also

Chief Election Commissioner for conducting general elections in AJK;

Service Tribunal for adjudicating service issues of civil servants;

Zakat Council for collecting, distributing the zakat system in AJK;

Supreme Judicial Council of AJK;

References
  1. https://cs.ajk.gov.pk/
  2. "Home". Government of Azad Kashmir. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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  13. "Information Technology Board". www.itb.ajk.gov.pk.
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  18. "State Disaster Management Authority". sdmagok.pk.
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  20. "Bank of Azad Jammu & Kashmir". bankajk.com.
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  24. "Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly". www.ajkassembly.gok.pk.
  25. "Introduction". ajksupremecourt.gok.pk.
  26. "ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGH COURT". www.ajkhighcourt.gok.pk.


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