MUZAFFARABAD - Amid the ongoing polit­ical turmoil in the state, now the stage has been set for a no-confidence motion against Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq.

According to details, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) claims that it has secured the support of 33 Members of the Legisla­tive Assembly (MLAs) and now the no-confidence motion against Haq is likely to be presented in the assembly soon.

Reports said, Chaudhry Riaz of the PPP has been given the task of contact­ing MLAs. Efforts have been expedited to win as many as MLAs' support as possible and impor­tant developments on this front would be seen soon. Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, however, has also pre­pared a counter-strategy The next prime minis­ter will be from the PPP and consultations are un­der way within the par­ty on the name for this po­sition.Chaudhry Yasin and Raja Faisal Mumtaz Ra­thore's names are current­ly under consideration for the po-sition of the Leader of the House. Chaudhry Ya­sin is most likely to be made the Leader of the House. The strength of the PPP in the assembly is 17 while at least 27 MLAs are required for a no-confidence mo­tion. The AJK Assembly has a 53-member house. The PML-N, with 9 MLAs' sup­port, has decided to sit in the opposition.