Lahore, 30th November: PTI’s barrister Khalid Khursheed has been elected as the new chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.
According to reports, Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly elected the PTI candidate Barrister Khalid Khursheed as the region’s new chief minister on Monday.
Barrister Khursheed secured 22 votes, while joint opposition’s candidate advocate Amjad Hussain got 9 votes after the result of the polling that took place today afternoon.
PTI has already pocketed the key slot of GB Assembly speaker after Amjad Ali was elected earlier this week.
The News reported that Khursheedd’s name was finalised after consultations with the PTI central leadership and its chapter in Gilgit-Baltistan.
On November 24, the PTI government announced that it is set to form its government in GB after securing a majority in the Legislative Assembly following the 2020 election.
The party grabbed 10 seats in the general elections. But after gaining the support of 6 independent winners and allotment of 6 reserved seats, PTI secured 22 out of the 33 seats in the Assembly.
Chief Election Commissioner Gilgit-Baltistan Raja Shahbaz Khan informed in a notification that the PTI was declared successful in 10 seats, independent candidates won 7 seats, PPP obtained 3, PML-N won 2, whereas JUI and MWM won 1 seat each.
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