Sultan Mahmood elected as president of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

with the aid of PTI

ISLAMABAD: Sultan Mahmood turned into elected as the president of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Tuesday through the location's legislative assembly. Mahmood become supported with the aid of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) which gained the election held on July 25.

He secured 34 votes against his rival joint opposition candidate Mian Abdul Waheed, who bought 16 votes. he will be successful Sardar Masood Khan whose tenure will end on August 24. Mahmood is a veteran flesh presser and additionally served as the leading minister of PoK between July 1996 - July 2001.

Mahmood is the PTI's regional president and was elected as a member of the legislative assembly from LA-three, Mirpur-III. India has rejected the contemporary elections in PoK, saying the "cosmetic activity" turned into nothing but an effort through Pakistan to "camouflage its unlawful occupation" and that it has lodged a powerful protest over the difficulty.

Reacting strongly on the elections in the PoK, Ministry of external Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi spoke of that Pakistan has "no locus standi on these Indian territories" and it should vacate all Indian areas beneath its illegal occupation.