- Lawyer Sultan breathed his last in Islamabad hospital.
- His funeral prayer will be offered on Sunday in Khari Sharif.
- Barrister Sultan was elected president of AJK in August 2021.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Advocate Sultan Mehmood, 71, passed away after battling cancer for several months.
Barrister Sultan was suffering from liver cancer and was receiving treatment at a hospital in Islamabad, where he breathed his last today.
His funeral prayer will be offered at 3 pm on Sunday in Khari Sharif.
PTI-backed Barrister Sultan was elected president of AJK in August 2021. He had secured 34 votes out of 52.
Sultan, then PTI regional chairman, was elected to the AJK Legislative Assembly from LA-3 Mirpur-III, marking his seventh victory in nine general elections since 1985.
