{"id":193753,"date":"2026-01-31T19:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=193753"},"modified":"2026-01-31T19:19:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:19:37","slug":"ajk-president-barrister-sultan-mehmood-chaudhry-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/01\/31\/ajk-president-barrister-sultan-mehmood-chaudhry-passes-away.html","title":{"rendered":"AJK President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193759\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/28-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Islamabad: President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry has passed away. He was 71.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, Barrister Sultan Mahmood had been ill for several months and was undergoing treatment in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>His funeral prayers will be offered tomorrow (Sunday) at 3:00pm in Khari Sharif, Mirpur.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that Barrister Sultan Mahmood was elected President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on August 25, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He also served as Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 1996 to 2001. KMS\u201415A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Islamabad: President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry has passed away. He was 71. According to Kashmir Media Service, Barrister Sultan Mahmood had been ill for several months and was undergoing treatment in the hospital. His funeral prayers will be offered tomorrow (Sunday) at 3:00pm in Khari Sharif, Mirpur. 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