AJK President to attend annual breakfast being hosted by US President in Washington

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, who is currently on week-long United States (US) tour, will attend the annual breakfast party being hosted by the US President Joe Biden to Muslims each year at White House in Washington DC, said a release issued by Chaudhary’s staff here on Sunday.

The event is held each year on the first Thursday of February in Washington, DC in honor of Muslims of the US and is attended by thousands of guests including dignitaries from many nations.

Meanwhile, on his arrival in New York, the president met with various delegations of the Kashmir community settled in America.

Pertinently, the president has a tight schedule. During his stay, he will address public gatherings at different places besides having some important meetings with key officials of the UN and the US state department, including congressmen and senators.

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Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was elected President of Azad Jammu Kashmir on August 17.

His name was nominated to become the party’s candidate in the presidential election in AJK.

He was previously a strong candidate for AJK Prime Minister’s slot along with Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan but both of them were dropped

Mr. Mahmood was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from LA-3, Mirpur-III on July 25, securing his seventh victory in nine general elections since 1985. Apart from these nine general elections, two by-elections were also held in this constituency and both were won by him.

Expecting to be nominated as the prime ministerial candidate for leading the PTI to a sweeping success, he, however, faced a blow on August 5 when Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi was picked up by Prime Minister Imran Khan for the coveted office.