Overview
- The Gilgit‑Baltistan Assembly convened and 30 members were sworn in, and the house elected Imran Nadeem as Speaker and Malik Kifayat‑ur‑Rehman as Deputy Speaker; Advocate Amjad Hussain was declared chief minister unopposed after no rival filed papers.
- Party tallies shifted after reserved‑seat notifications that raised the PPP’s strength to 13 seats, the PML‑N to nine and the Istehkam‑e‑Pakistan Party to six in the 33‑member assembly.
- The PPP secured pledged backing from PML‑N and the IPP to form a coalition, producing consensus votes for Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chief Minister and clearing the way for government formation and cabinet appointments.
- Notifications for three general constituencies remain withheld because of ongoing court cases and re‑polling orders, leaving parts of the assembly temporarily unfilled and potential changes to committee assignments and final arithmetic.
- Gilgit‑Baltistan’s new administration takes office with a mandate to prioritize development, resource management and jobs, and observers say the coalition model mirrors wider national power‑sharing and should shape regional policy and service delivery in the coming weeks.