Bilawal Names PPP’s G-B President for Chief Minister Post
The party said Amjad Hussain will lead government formation and pursue constitutional and economic rights after PPP and PML-N agreed on a power-sharing formula.
- On Sunday, the Pakistan Peoples Party named Advocate Amjad Hussain as its candidate for Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, days after emerging as the largest party in the region's recent elections.
- The decision follows a power-sharing agreement between the PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz announced Saturday, under which the PPP secures the Chief Minister role while the PML-N takes the governor and opposition leader positions.
- A prominent lawyer, Hussain has served as the PPP Gilgit-Baltistan president since 2016 and led the opposition during the 2020-2023 legislative term; he also spearheaded the 2025 GB Land Reforms Act.
- PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari issued direct instructions to Hussain regarding government formation and constitutional rights implementation, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signaled support from the opposition benches.
- Hussain, a vocal proponent of provincial status for Gilgit-Baltistan, previously launched the Haq-e-Hukumat movement focused on ownership rights and will now prioritize addressing regional governance challenges and public concerns.
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Bilawal names PPP’s Amjad Hussain for GB CM post
ISLAMABAD/ GILGIT - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday nominated PPP provincial president Advocate Amjad Hussain as the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, according to a post shared by the party on X.
PPP names Amjad Hussain for Gilgit-Baltistan top post amid coalition talks
The PPP has named Advocate Amjad Hussain for the top post in Gilgit-Baltistan after leading the so-called polls. The move now turns the spotlight on coalition formation while India reiterates its claim over the region.
PPP chairman gives the nod to Advocate Amjad Hussain for post of GB chief minister
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday announced Advocate Amjad Hussain as the party’s candidate for the post of Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister. The announcement came a day after the PPP — which emerged as the leading party during the recent general elections — announced it would form a government in GB with the support of the PML-N. Local PPP and PML-N leaders have agreed on a proposed power-sharing formula under which the region’s chie…
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