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  "path": "/latest/pml-n-issues-tickets-for-37-ajk-constituencies-ahead-of-july-27-polls/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-18T09:47:45.000Z",
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  "textContent": "ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalised and issued party tickets for 37 constituencies of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, setting the stage for a closely contested election scheduled for July 27.\n\nAccording to a formal notification issued on the recommendations of the PML-N Parliamentary Board, the party has fielded candidates across all major divisions, including Mirpur, Bhimber, Kotli, Poonch, Muzaffarabad, Neelum, Haveli, as well as Jammu and Kashmir refugee constituencies based in Pakistan.\n\nThe selection process was concluded after a series of high-level meetings of the parliamentary board, overseen by the party’s senior leadership, finalising a mix of veteran politicians, regional power brokers and emerging figures.\n\nFormer AJK prime minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan has been awarded the ticket for LA-32 Chikar, a constituency considered his traditional stronghold.\n\nMeanwhile, AJK opposition leader Shah Ghulam Qadir has been fielded from both Upper and Lower Neelum Valley constituencies (LA-25 and LA-26).\n\nSenior PML-N leader Chaudhry Tariq Farooq will contest from LA-07 Bhimber City, while Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi has been nominated for the Mirpur division seat.\n\nMalik Muhammad Yusuf will contest from Kotli (LA-10), and Sardar Amir Altaf has retained the Poonch constituency ticket (LA-19). Khawaja Muhammad Aziz has been awarded the ticket for Haveli (LA-17).\n\nFor refugee constituencies based in Pakistan, Raja Muhammad Siddique has been fielded from the Jammu-1 seat (LA-39), while Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri will contest the Kashmir Valley refugee seat (LA-44).\n\n### Complete roster of PML-N candidates for AJK elections\n\nLA-02 Chaksawari — Azeem Bakhsh Chaudhary\n\nLA-03 Mirpur City — Ch Muhammad Saeed\n\nLA-04 Khari — Rukhsar Ahmed\n\nLA-05 Barnala — Waqar Ahmed Noor\n\nLA-06 Samahni — Muhammad Razzaq Choudhary\n\nLA-07 Bhimber City — Ch. Tariq Farooq\n\nLA-09 Nakial — Umair Naeem\n\nLA-10 Kotli — Fateh Mahmood Ul Hassan\n\nLA-11 Sehnsa — Muhammad Asif\n\nLA-12 Charhoi — Muhammad Riasat Khan\n\nLA-13 Khuiratta — Ayaz Ahmed\n\nLA-14 Dhirkot — Raja Fiasal Azad\n\nLA-15 Wasti Bagh — Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas\n\nLA-16 Sharqi Bagh — Sardar Mir Akbar Khan\n\nLA-17 Havelly — Ch. Mohsin Aziz\n\nLA-19 Hajira — Sardar Amer Altaf Khan\n\nLA-20 Khaigala — Abdul Rashid Khan\n\nLA-21 Rawalakot City — Tahir Anwar Khan\n\nLA-23 Plandri — Muhammad Najeeb Khan\n\nLA-24 Baloch — Farooq Ahmad Tahir\n\nLA-25 Upper Neelum — Shah Ghulam Qadir\n\nLA-26 Lower Neelum — Shah Ghulam Qadir\n\nLA-27 Kutla — Noreen Arif\n\nLA-29 Muzaffabad City — Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani\n\nLA-30 Hatian Dopatta — Dr. Mustafa Bashir Abbasi\n\nLA-31 Khawara — Saqib Majeed Raja\n\nLA-32 Chikar — Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan\n\nLA-33 Leepa — Chaudhry Muhammad Rasheed\n\nLA-34 Jammu-1 — Nasir Hussain Dar\n\nLA-35 Jammu-2 — Ch. Muhammad Ismail\n\nLA-37 Jammu-4 — Maryam Javed\n\nLA-38 Jammu-5 — Zeeshan Ali\n\nLA-39 Jammu-6 — Raja Muhammad Siddique\n\nLA-40 Valley-1 — Muhammad Naeem Khan\n\nLA-42 Valley-3 — Syed Shaukat Ali Shah\n\nLA-43 Valley-4 — Muhammad Yasin Loon\n\nLA-44 Valley-5 — Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri\n\nThe post PML-N issues tickets for 37 AJK constituencies ahead of July 27 polls appeared first on HUM News English.",
  "title": "PML-N issues tickets for 37 AJK constituencies ahead of July 27 polls"
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