Azad Jammu and Kashmir is currently governed by an interim setup led by Acting President Chaudhry Latif Akbar and Prime Minister Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore of the Pakistan Peoples Party. Many readers search for the “governor” of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, but the territory does not have a governor in the way Pakistan’s provinces do. Instead, it is headed by a President, who serves as the constitutional head of state, while executive authority rests with the Prime Minister and the elected AJK Legislative Assembly. This article explains who currently holds…
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