PoK 'President' Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry dies

Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, a veteran politician who was the President of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir PoK, died on Saturday after battling illness for several months. A barrister by profession and a senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Chaudhry was elected as President of the PoK in August 2021. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over Chaudhrys death.

Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, a veteran politician who was the ''President'' of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), died on Saturday after battling illness for several months. He was 71. He was suffering from liver cancer and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Islamabad. A barrister by profession and a senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Chaudhry was elected as ''President'' of the PoK in August 2021. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over Chaudhry's death.