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Government of Azad Kashmir

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Seat of government	Muzaffarabad
Legislature
Assembly	Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Speaker	Vacant
Members	53
Executive
Prime Minister	Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq
Chief Secretary	Muhammad Usman Chachar
Chief Minister	Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq (Prime Minister)
Judiciary
High Court	High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Chief justice of High Court	Sadaqat Hussain Raja
Supreme Court	Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Chief justice of Supreme Court	Raja Saeed Akram Khan
Website	www.ajk.gov.pk

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The Government of Azad Kashmir (Urdu: حکومتِ آزاد کشمیر) is the state government which administers one of the territories of Pakistani-administered Kashmir territories of Azad Kashmir. The Azad Kashmir government consists of a president as head of state and a prime minister as chief executive, with the support of a council of ministers. The state assembly is the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

Executive

The chief executive of the government is the prime minister, who is elected by the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly and is supported by a council of ministers.

Departments and services

• Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department
• AJ&K Board of Revenue
• Services & General Administration
• Election Commission
• Electricity Department
• Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department
• Food Department
• Forest Department
• Finance Department
• Tourism Department
• Industries, Commerce and Labour Department
• Information and Broadcasting Department
• Information Technology Board
• Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department
• Local Government and Rural Development Department
• Police Department
• Planning & Development
• State Disaster Management Authority
• Transport Authority
• Bank of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
• Health Department
• Agriculture Department
• Elementary School and Secondary Education Department
• Ehtesab Bureau (State Accountability Bureau)
• Power Development Organization
• Higher Education Department
• AJ&K Public Service Commission
• Small Industries Department
• Public Procurement Regulatory Authority AJK
• Board of Investment (BoI) AJK
• Home and Prisons Department
• Communication and Works Department
• Mirpur Development Authority(MDA)
• Development Authority Muzzafarabad (DAM)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) AJK
• AJK Emergency Services (Rescue 1122)
• Directorate of Civil Defence AJK
• Accountant General Office AJK
• Inland Revenue Services AJK
• Mineral Resources Department AJK
• Social Welfare and Women Development Department AJK
• Human Rights Department AJK
• Zakat and Ushr Department
• AJK Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA)
• AJK Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mirpur
• Archeology Department
• Directorate General Irrigation & Small Dams
• Livestock and Dairy Development Department
• Attorney General Office AJK
• Custodian Evacuee Property Department
• Mangla Dam Housing Authority
• AJK Cooperative Societies Department
• Sports, Youth, and Culture Department

Cabinet

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Legislature

The Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly, also known as the AJK Legislative Assembly, is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives. The assembly consists of 41 elected members and eight co-opted members of whom five are women, one is from the Ulama community, one is from Jammu and Kashmir technocrats and other professionals, and one is from Jammu and Kashmir nationals residing abroad.

Judiciary

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the highest court of appeals in Azad Kashmir. It consists of a chief justice and two other judges. The number of judges in the supreme Court has been fixed at three by the Azad Kashmir Interim Constitution Act of 1974.

High Court

The high court of Azad Kashmir, which serves as the court of appeals, has three circuit benches based in Kotli, Mirpur and Rawalakot.

See also

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

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;

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18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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31. "ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGH COURT". www.ajkhighcourt.gok.pk.

External links

• Azad Jammu & Kashmir Government

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Capital: Muzaffarabad
History	History of Kashmir History of Azad Kashmir Dynasties of ancient Kashmir Sayyid Dynasty Mughal Empire Durrani Empire Sikh Empire
Modern history	British East India Company Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir Poonch jagir British Raj Kashmir Committee 1931 agitation Partition of India 1947 Poonch Rebellion First Kashmir War Kashmir conflict Timeline of the Kashmir conflict Indo-Pakistani wars Line of Control Shaksgam tract Simla Agreement Kashmir insurgency Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Hizbul Mujahideen Kashmir Solidarity Day Kashmir earthquake
Government and politics	Karachi Agreement Interim Constitution Presidents Prime Ministers Ministry of Kashmir Affairs Legislative Assembly Flag Anthem Seal
Culture and places	Kashmiris (List) Language Cuisine Music Literature Ethnic groups of Azad Kashmir Diaspora Kashmiriyat
Geography	Districts Cities Pothohar Plateau Poonch River Neelum River Chicken's Neck (Pakistan) Line of Control
Districts	Bhimber Kotli Mirpur Muzaffarabad Hattian Bala Neelam Poonch Haveli Bagh Sudhanoti
Cities & Town	Muzaffarabad Mirpur Rawalakot Bagh Kotli Pallandri Bhimber Hattian Bala Alibeg
Economy	Mangla Dam Remittances to Azad Kashmir Japan International Cooperation Agency
Education	Mirpur University of Science and Technology University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir University of Poonch Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bagh Al-Khair University Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University
Sport	Quaid-e-Azam Stadium Bagh stadium
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