LA-14 West Bagh: PMLN Invites Sardar Sajid Iqbal Abbasi to Join Government Sardar Sajid Iqbal Abbasi Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Awami Dast-o-Bazu who defeated Muslim Conference President Sardar Atiq Ahmed Khan from LA-14 West Bagh has been invited by the Pakistan Muslim League to join the new government. PMLN central leader and Member of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Dr. Mustafa Bashir Abbasi, visited the residence of newly elected MLA Sardar Sajid Iqbal Abbasi with a message from the party's central leadership and the Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs. He formally invited the Jammu and Kashmir Awami Dast o Bazu to become part of the new AJK government. Responding to the offer Sardar Sajid Iqbal Abbasi said that a decision would be made after consultation with his colleagues. It is worth noting that Sardar Sajid Iqbal Abbasi secured a decisive victory over Sardar Atiq Ahmed Khan by a margin of 21,000 votes earning widespread public support. In his victory speech, he surprised many by announcing Rs. 10 billion worth of development initiatives for the youth. A businessman based in the United Arab Emirates, Sajid Iqbal Abbasi is credited with funding development projects worth millions of rupees in LA-14 West Bagh which many observers believe contributed significantly to his electoral success. His invitation to join the government is being viewed as a major political development. PMLN reportedly sent a legislator from Abbasi's own community to deliver the message in an effort to strengthen the incoming government. According to sources PMLN has also offered Sardar Sajid Iqbal Abbasi a ministerial portfolio, and it is considered likely that he may join the government. #alnoornews