Overview
- Iftikhar Gilani was sworn in as the 17th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir after securing 30 votes to the PPP candidate's 14 in the legislative assembly.
- Gilani has ordered internet and cellular services to be restored in phases within 48 hours and pledged to reopen entry and exit routes, with schools given priority for reconnection.
- He inspected green electric buses supplied by the Punjab government and thanked party leaders for the transport aid as part of early, visible service rollouts.
- Senior PML-N figures met Gilani and shared a 100-day reform plan for healthcare, education, sanitation and infrastructure while advisers said Nawaz Sharif led the nomination decision.
- The transition follows a low-turnout, three-phase election and a security flashpoint in which the JAAC was proscribed after protests and service suspensions, making reconciliation and delivery of services the administration's immediate tests.