GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly today (Monday) has elected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) candidate Barrister Khalid Khursheed as the region’s new chief minister.
According to details, polling to elect the new leader of the House was held in the afternoon. Khalid Khursheed secured 22 votes, while joint opposition’s candidate advocate Amjad Hussain got nine votes.
Khurshid was elected a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan assembly from the GBLA-13 constituency in the November 15 elections. The PTI has already grabbed the prized posts of speaker and deputy speaker.
Barrister Khalid Khurshid and Fatehullah Khan were the potential candidates for the position of Gilgit-Baltistan’s chief minister. Sohail Abbas will likely head the Board of Revenue, while Shams Lone will be given the portfolio of food ministry.
Meanwhile, Javed Manawa will likely be the next GB’s finance minister and Raja Nasir Abbas is likely to be given the portfolio of Sports, Culture, and Tourism. Wazir Kaleem and Raja Azeem will likely be the next ministers for the department of works and education, respectively.
The party grabbed 10 seats in the general elections, and after gaining the support of six independent winners and allotment of six reserved seats, PTI secured 22 out of the 33 seats in the Assembly.
