ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Abdul Qayyum Niazi has resigned from office after PTI members filed a no-confidence motion against him.
“I have resigned from the prime minister’s office as my party members filed a no-confidence motion against me,” the Niazi said, hours after he sacked five ministers of his cabinet.
Twenty-five members from the ruling PTI in AJK had filed a no-confidence motion this Tuesday against Niazi, accusing him of failing to implement the party manifesto and creating a mess.
The motion — filed under Article 18 of the Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir — said Niazi had lost the confidence of the parliamentary party due to non-implementation of the party manifesto, and mismanagement, nepotism and breach of merit and failure to highlight the Kashmir issue.
The PTI MLAs have proposed the name of PTI regional head Sardar Tanveer Ilyas for the PM’s slot under the Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
