AJK PM Niazi fires five cabinet ministers for ‘suspicious activities’
April 14, 2022 12:47 PM
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi has fired five members of his cabinet, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Prime Minister Niazi on Thursday removed five of his ministers including Senior Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, Abdul Majid Khan, Ali Shan Soni, Khawaja Farooq and Akbar Ibrahim.
A spokesman for the AJK prime minister said that the ministers were shown the door for misconduct, corruption and suspicious activities.
The sackings came two days after a no-confidence motion was submitted against AJK Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi. AJK Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq had called the session for voting on the no-confidence motion on April 15 at 10 am.
The motion, submitted on Tuesday by Tanveer Ilyas group of the ruling PTI, bore the signatures of 25 members of the AJK Legislative Assembly. Senior Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas had been nominated as a candidate for the seat of prime minister.
Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi was sworn in as the 13th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in August 2021.
Reporter Awais Kiyani