KARACHI: Little-known Abdul Qayyum Niazi turned out to be a dark horse, winning an intense race for the office of prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. His name echoed in the media after being interviewed by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is also the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, which won majority seats in the polls. It is said that that a tug-of-war between the two heavyweights cleared the way for Niazi to get the prime minister’s office. He started his mainstream political journey from the platform of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (JKMC) – the oldest political party of undivided Jammu and Kashmir – in the 2006 elections. He managed to win his first election, and was appointed as food minister by the then-AJK Prime Minister Sardar Atiq Ahmad Khan.

Source: Pakistan Today August 04, 2021 11:48 UTC