{"id":4248,"date":"2026-06-28T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T13:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=4248"},"modified":"2026-06-28T13:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T13:44:01","slug":"ppp-announces-candidates-for-ajk-elections-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=4248","title":{"rendered":"PPP announces candidates for AJK elections 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has announced the names of its candidates for the 2026 elections of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the party announcement, PPP has nominated Afsar Shahid from LA-1 Mirpur-I, Qasim Majeed from LA-2 Mirpur-II (Chakswari), Yasar Sultan from LA-3 Mirpur-III (Mirpur City), and Chaudhry Sohaib Arshad from LA-4 Mirpur-IV (Khari Sharif).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Bhimber and Kotli constituencies, the party has fielded Chaudhry Pervez Ashraf from LA-5 Bhimber-I (Barnala), Malik Zafar from LA-8 Kotli-I (Raj Mahal), Javed Iqbal Bhadhana from LA-9 Kotli-II (Nakyal), Chaudhry Yasin from LA-10 Kotli-III (Kotli), Chaudhry Akhlaq from LA-11 Kotli-IV (Sehensa), and Chaudhry Yasin from LA-12 Kotli-V (Charhoi).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Poonch, Bagh and Sudhnoti constituencies, PPP has nominated Sardar Qamar Zaman from LA-16 Bagh-III (Sharqi), Faisal Mumtaz Rathore from LA-17 Bagh-IV (Haveli), Sardar Amjad Yousaf from LA-18 Sudhnoti-Poonch-I, Sardar Saud Sadiq from LA-19 Sudhnoti-Poonch-II (Hajira), Sardar Yaqoob from LA-20 Sudhnoti-Poonch-III (Khaigala), Sardar Muhammad Abid Khan from LA-21 Rawalakot City, and Sardar Faheem Akhtar Rabbani from LA-24 Sudhnoti-Poonch-VII (Baloch).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Muzaffarabad and Neelum Valley, the party has named Mian Abdul Waheed from LA-26 Lower Neelum, Sardar Javed Ayub from LA-27 Katla, Syed Bazil Naqvi from LA-28 Muzaffarabad-II, Sardar Mukhtar Ahmed Khan from LA-29 Muzaffarabad City, Mubashir Munir Awan from LA-30 Hattian Dupatta, Ashfaq Zafar from LA-32 Chakar, and Dewan Ali Chughtai from LA-33 Leepa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For refugee constituencies, PPP has nominated Colonel (Retd) Qadeer Chauhan from LA-34 Jammu-I (Jhang, Lahore, Sindh and Balochistan), Chaudhry Asif Gujjar from LA-35 Jammu-II (Gujranwala), Chaudhry Ahsan Ismail Gujjar from LA-36 Jammu-III (Sialkot), Shaheen Kausar Dar from LA-37 Jammu-IV (Narowal-Shakargarh), Raja Shahid Iqbal Advocate from LA-38 Jammu-V (Gujrat-Wazirabad), and Chaudhry Fakhar Zaman from LA-39 Jammu-VI (Jhelum, Rawalpindi and Attock).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Valley constituencies, PPP has nominated Amir Abdul Ghaffar Lone from LA-40 Valley-I (Karachi), Ghulam Abbas Mir from LA-41 Valley-II (Lahore), Javed Butt from LA-43 Valley-IV (Rawalpindi), Muhammad Rashid Islam Butt from LA-44 Valley-V (Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Attock), and Abdul Majeed Khan from LA-45 Valley-VI (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has announced the names of its candidates for the 2026 elections of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative 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