PPP to Lead GB Govt with PML-N Coalition Post Election Win

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to Form Next Government in GB Coalition

Sources said on Monday that PPP is set to form the next government in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), in coalition with Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N). Following PPP’s lead in the territory’s general elections, the alliance is likely to follow a PDM-style arrangement.

PPP to Hold Chief Minister’s Slot, PML-N Governorship

According to sources, PPP would hold the chief minister’s slot and PML-N would get the governorship. Ministries would be divided on a 60/40 formula in PPP’s favour.

Unofficial Results Show PPP Leading with Nine Seats

In unofficial and provisional results from 21 of the 24 assembly seats declared so far, PPP leads with nine seats, followed by independent candidates on seven, PML-N on four and Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen on one. Results from three constituencies are still awaited.

High-Level Meeting Discusses GB Election Results

The coalition talks come after a high-level meeting at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday, where Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari discussed the GB election results, the situation in Azad Kashmir and matters of national importance. The meeting was attended by Deputy PM Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and political adviser Rana Sanaullah, along with PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and other senior leaders.

PM Shehbaz Congratulates President Zardari on PPP’s Victory

Prime Minister Shehbaz congratulated President Zardari on PPP’s victory. He smiled as he remarked that the young Bilawal had run a better campaign than his own party. Zardari smiled back, replying: “After all, whose son is he!”