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MUZAFFARABAD: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas on Wednesday resigned from PPP following differences over distribution of party tickets.
According to his spokesperson, Mr Ilyas forwarded his resignation to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari after senior party leaders met him over the past three days in an effort to persuade him to reconsider his decision, but to no avail.
Sources said Mr Ilyas had submitted his nomination papers in three constituencies — LA-15 (Bagh-II), LA-22 (Poonch-V) and LA-25 (Neelum-I).
In the 2021 elections, he was elected from LA-15, but after his disqualification in April 2023, the seat was won by PPP’s Ziaul Qamar in a by-election.
