The Government of Azad Kashmir, officially the Government of the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, is the state authority of Azad Kashmir, a territory administered by Pakistan. It functions separately from the Pakistani federation as a unitary state with its own executive, judiciary, and legislature. The president of Azad Kashmir serves as the nominal head of state, with real executive authority vested in the prime minister elected by the legislative assembly to serve as head of government, governing the state alongside their appointed cabinet. The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the apex court of the state, headed by a chief justice, and it receives appeals from its subordinate High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
The chief executive of the government is the prime minister, who is elected by the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly and is supported by a council of ministers.
The Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly, also known as the AJK Legislative Assembly, is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives. The assembly consists of 41 elected members and eight co-opted members of whom five are women, one is from the Ulama community, one is from Jammu and Kashmir technocrats and other professionals, and one is from Jammu and Kashmir nationals residing abroad.
The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the highest court of appeals in Azad Kashmir. It consists of a chief justice and two other judges. The number of judges in the supreme Court has been fixed at three by the Azad Kashmir Interim Constitution Act of 1974.
The high court of Azad Kashmir, which serves as the court of appeals, has three circuit benches based in Kotli, Mirpur and Rawalakot.
Chief Election Commissioner for conducting general elections in AJK;
Service Tribunal for adjudicating service issues of civil servants;
Zakat Council for collecting, distributing the zakat system in AJK;
Supreme Judicial Council of AJK;