Newly elected members of AJK Legislative Assembly take oath of office

Newly elected members of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly took their oaths of office on Monday. As Dawn tells it, the PML-N secured a strong lead in the phased elections, winning twenty-five of the thirty-eight directly elected seats so far, while the PPP won twelve. The process has been marked by tension, with the PPP alleging widespread rigging and claiming the federal government interfered in the polls. This political friction has already spilled over into the National Assembly, where the PPP has challenged the government's legislative agenda.

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