Two candidates, Naqi and Qadir, are in the running for the presidency of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, according to The Express Tribune. The newspaper reported the contest on Saturday, 12 September 2026.
The Express Tribune did not name the parties backing either candidate, nor did it give details of the vote or the wider political situation surrounding the race. What is clear from its reporting is that the two men are the figures vying for the office.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the Pakistani-administered part of the disputed Kashmir region, and its presidency is a constitutional post within that territory's own system of government. The office is separate from the elected prime ministership that runs the day-to-day administration there.
The territory's politics have long been shaped by its relationship with Islamabad and by the wider Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India, though The Express Tribune's report does not connect the current contest to any of those broader questions.
With only the headline and summary available, many specifics remain unconfirmed: the date of any vote, the number of electors, the parties involved and the outcome. Readers should treat any further claims about the race with caution until fuller reporting appears.
What to watch next: official confirmation of the result and any statement from the winning side, as reported by The Express Tribune and other outlets.
