{"id":1324,"date":"2026-06-16T15:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=1324"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:48:14","slug":"four-newly-elected-independent-members-of-g-b-assembly-join-ipp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/four-newly-elected-independent-members-of-g-b-assembly-join-ipp\/","title":{"rendered":"Four newly elected independent members of G-B Assembly join IPP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: Four newly elected independent members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Tuesday announced their decision to join the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) following a meeting with party president and Federal Minister Abdul Aleem Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawmakers who announced their affiliation with the party include Anwar Ali, elected from G-BA-23 Ghanche-II; Dr Asad Shafiq, elected from G-BA-24 Ghanche-III; Muhammad Dilpazeer, elected from GBA-15 Diamer-I; and Aman Ali Amir, elected from GBA-21 Yasin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development is significant in the context of ongoing political consultations and alliance-building efforts as parties seek to strengthen their position ahead of the government formation process in G-B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IPP had fielded candidates in several constituencies during the elections but did not secure a victory in any seat. The inclusion of the four independents, however, gives the party a presence in the newly elected assembly and could influence political negotiations in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to unofficial results of the June 7 elections, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) secured 10 out of 24 seats in the G-B Legislative Assembly. Following the victory, delegations of the PPP and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz held meetings in G-B to discuss proposals for forming a government following the elections. Senior leaders from both sides engaged in detailed consultations on power-sharing arrangements and governance proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A broad opposition alliance, including the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, rejected the results of the G-B elections, alleging widespread rigging and manipulation, and announced plans for protests and further political action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulating the PPP on victory, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the PML-N would sit on opposition benches in the G-B, but its elected members would vote in favour of the PPP to enable it to form the government. He assured full support from the PML-N for the PPP in the government formation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari welcomed PM Shehbaz’s statement and expressed his gratitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, Bilawal said that recognising the PPP’s majority in G-B reflected continuity of democratic traditions and hailed the prime minister’s invitation to form the government as a “positive step”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As a result of a consensus agreement, the positions of governor and deputy speaker of G-B will be allocated to the PML-N,” he was quoted as saying. “The PPP will utilise all its capabilities to serve the people of G-B.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the PPP would fully dedicate its efforts to serving the people of the region and addressing their concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Four newly elected independent members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Tuesday announced their decision to join the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) following a meeting with party president and Federal Minister Abdul Aleem Khan. The lawmakers who announced their affiliation with the party include Anwar Ali, elected from G-BA-23 Ghanche-II; Dr Asad Shafiq, elected from G-BA-24 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1211,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,16,2],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[27],"class_list":["post-1324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest","category-national","category-pakisstan"],"authors":[{"term_id":27,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"afnanwasif","display_name":"Web Desk","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cbec8328241e98fefcd32e00f20f7a6b502086a0b95d395db4b1565c51681914?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"1","first_name":"Web","last_name":"Desk","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1324"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1325,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324\/revisions\/1325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1324"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}