Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council / Senate of Azad Kashmir
ایوانِ بالا / آزاد جموں و کشمیر کونسل
Agency overview
Formed1974
JurisdictionGovernment of AJK
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Agency executives
Websiteajkcs.gov.pk

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council or Senate of Azad Kashmir / Upper House AJ&K Assembly (Urdu: آزاد جموں و کشمیر کونسل) is a Special Institution / Autonomous body of the Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department of AJ&K. This house serves as a bridge between government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Government of Pakistan it was transferred to the AJ&K Government under AJ&K Interim Constitution, 1974 in 2018 via Article 51-A [1]

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council is chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan[1] and has a total of 14 members as per the 1974 Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. As the AJK Council works under the federal government of Pakistan, it serves as a bridge between the Government of Pakistan and the Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

History

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council was constituted under the Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir 1974 in August 1974.[2] Regarding the areas and subjects listed in sub-Article (3) of Article 31 of the interim constitution of AJK 1974, and the obligations placed on the Government of Pakistan by the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) resolutions, the Council shall serve as an advising body. Now the AJ&K Council is Special Institution / Autonomous body of the Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department of AJ&K. Transferred to the AJ&K Govt. under AJ&K Interim Constitution, 1974 in 2018 vide Article 51-A [2]

Organogram

According the AJK interim constitution, the council will be consisting of;[3]

Qualifications

The qualifications of the members of the AJK council will be based on the following;[4]

Disqualification

The disqualification of the members of the AJK council will be based on the following;[5]

  • If he misses thirty consecutive council meetings without the chairman's permission.
  • If he misses the opportunity to take the oath required by sub-article 6 of the interim constitution of AJK 1974, within ninety days of the election date.
  • If he no longer meets the requirements to be a member under the constitution or any other legislation.

Term

An elected official of the AJK council has a five-year term that begins on the day they take office, with the exception that an elected member shall, upon the conclusion of his tenure, continue in office until his replacement approaches his office.

Current composition

Sr. No Member Took office Left Office Time in office Designation
1 Shehbaz Sharif 4 March 2024 Incumbent 300 days Chairman
2 Sultan Mehmood 25 August 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 157 days Vice chairman
3 Chaudhary Anwar 20 April 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 253 days Member
4 Amir Muqam 11 March 2024 Incumbent 293 days Member
5 Mohammad Younis Mir Member
6 Sardar Abdul Razzaq Khan Member
7 Shujja Khurshid Rathore Member
8 Khawaja Tariq Saeed Member
9 Muhammad Hanif Malik Member
10 Sardar Muhammad Adnan sayyab Khalid Member

See also

References

  1. ^ "AJKC - AJ&K NTN Verification". ajkcs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  2. ^ "AJK law makers, K-Council members to have equal share in development funds: AJK PM". Associated Press of Pakistan.
  3. ^ "AJKC - AJ&K NTN Verification". ajkcs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  4. ^ Azad government of the state of jammu & kashmir. "Interim Constitution" (PDF).
  5. ^ Interim Constitution of AJK. "azad government of the state of jammu & kashmir" (PDF).