Three days of official mourning are being observed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) following the death of President of the Azad State of Jammu and Kashmir and former Prime Minister, Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry.
The flag of Azad Kashmir will fly at half-mast from 1st February to 3rd February.
The President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, including the political and military leadership, have expressed deep grief and sorrow over his death.
Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry was elected a member of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 9 times.
He served as the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir from 1996 to 2001 and was elected President of Azad Kashmir in 2021.
He also served as the President of five political parties: Azad Muslim Conference, Liberation League, Pakistan People’s Party, People’s Muslim League and Tehreek-e-Insaf Azad Kashmir.
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