Government of Azad Kashmir

The Government of Azad Kashmir is the state government which administers the territory of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. The Azad Kashmir government consists of a President as the head of state, and the Prime Minister as the chief executive, supported by a Council of Ministers. The Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly is the state assembly.[2]

Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Provincial Government Seal
Provincial Government Flag
Seat of Government	Muzaffarabad
Legislature
Assembly	Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Speaker	Shah Ghulam Qadir
Members in Assembly	49
Executive
Governor	Masood Khan (President)
Chief Minister	Farooq Haider Khan (Prime Minister)
Chief Secretary	Mr.Mathar Niaz Rana[1]
Judiciary
Chief Justice	Raja Saeed Akram Khan

Executive

Main articles: President of Azad Kashmir and Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir

The Chief Executive of the government is the Prime Minister elected by Pakistan administered Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly supported by council of Ministers.

Departments & Services

• Auqaf Department[3]
• AJ&K Board of Revenue[4]
• Services & General Administration[5]
• Electricity Department[6]
• Food Department[7]
• Forest Department[8]
• Finance Department[9]
• Tourism Department[10]
• Industries & Commerce Department[11]
• Information Department[12]
• Information Technology Board[13]
• Law Department[14]
• Local Government[15]
• Police Department[16]
• Planning & Development[17]
• State Disaster Management Authority[18]
• Transport Authority[19]
• Bank of Azad Jammu and Kashmir[20]
• Health Department[21]
• Agriculture Department[22]
• Education Department[23]

Legislature

Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly also known as AJK Legislative Assembly is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives. The assembly consists of 41 elected Members and 8 co-opted members of which 5 are woman, one member from Ulama community, while one is from amongst Jammu & Kashmir technocrats and other professionals, whereas one is from amongst Jammu and Kashmir nationals residing abroad.[24]

Judiciary

Supreme Court of AJK

The Supreme Court of AJ&K is the highest court of appeal in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It consists of a Chief Justice and two other Judges.[25]

High Court of AJK

There is also a High Court in Azad Jammu and Kashmir which acts as court of appeals.[26]

See also

• Government of Gilgit-Baltistan
• Administrative System of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
• President of Azad Kashmir
• Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir

Chief Election Commissioner for conducting general elections in AJK;

Service Tribunal for adjudicating service issues of civil servants;

Zakat Council for collecting, distributing the zakat system in AJK;

Supreme Judicial Council of AJK;

References

1. https://cs.ajk.gov.pk/
2. "Home". Government of Azad Kashmir. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
3. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
4. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
5. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
6. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
7. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
8. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
9. "AJK-Finance Department". www.financeajk.gok.pk.
10. http://www.ajktourism.gov.pk/en/
11. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
12. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
13. "Information Technology Board". www.itb.ajk.gov.pk.
14. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
15. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
16. thttp://ajk.gov.pk/dptPolice.php
17. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
18. "State Disaster Management Authority". sdmagok.pk.
19. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
20. "Bank of Azad Jammu & Kashmir". bankajk.com.
21. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
22. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
23. "AJ&K Portal". ajk.gov.pk.
24. "Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly". www.ajkassembly.gok.pk.
25. "Introduction". ajksupremecourt.gok.pk.
26. "ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGH COURT". www.ajkhighcourt.gok.pk.

External links

• Azad Jammu & Kashmir Government