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AJK cabinet

to be formed

soon: Sultan

ISLAMABAD: AJK Prime Minister Sultan Mahmud on Monday said he would form his cabinet in the next few days.

Replying to a question at a news conference, on his return from abroad, the AJK Premier said he would like to finalise the cabinet as early as possible.

He brushed asides the impression, that there is any pressure on him regarding the formation of the cabinet, from any quarter.

Besides the incumbent senior minister Sahabzada Ishaq Zafar, the cabinet is likely to include eight members.

According to reliable sources, the cabinet may include Chaudhry Latif Akbar (Muzaffarabad) Khwaja Farooq Ahmed (Muzaffarabad), Ch Yaseen (Kotli), Ch Pervez Ashraf (Bhimber), Sardar Ashraf (Rawalakot), Sardar Akhtar Rabbani (Plundari), Sardar Qamar Zaman (Bagh) and Haji Javed Akhter (Refugees).ÑAPP