{"id":2285,"date":"2026-07-19T15:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2026-07-19T15:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:15:18","slug":"bilawal-seeks-better-ajk-election-results-as-ppp-eyes-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/bilawal-seeks-better-ajk-election-results-as-ppp-eyes-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilawal seeks better AJK election results as PPP eyes government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday expressed his hope of forming a government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), seeking \u201cbetter results\u201d from the public in the upcoming elections than in the previous one.<\/p>\n<p>He made the remarks while addressing a public rally in AJK\u2019s Kotli ahead of the regional elections set for July 27.<\/p>\n<p>The PPP chairperson said that his party had contested the last election in AJK even when the PTI was in power in the Centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the last elections, the PPP had the majority seats and the party had won the elections, but now the conditions are different,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the past six months, the PPP has been in government in AJK, and our friend, Shehbaz Sharif, has been in power at the Centre for some years,\u201d he elaborated, referring to the ruling coalition led by PML-N.<\/p>\n<p>Contending that there will be \u201cno difficulties like before\u201d, he told the public: \u201cYou have to furnish better results in this election than before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bilawal also criticised the registration of a murder case against one of his party\u2019s candidates, who he identified as Javed Badhanvi.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing his hope of forming a government in AJK, the PPP chairman said that to get the required majority, his party need each and every seat in the AJK Assembly from Kotli.<\/p>\n<p>The Bhutto scion made pledges to the people of AJK similar to those he made during the PPP\u2019s\u00a0election campaign\u00a0in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) last month.<\/p>\n<p>He said that there would be no need to protest and shut down the whole of AJK if its representatives had their representation in Islamabad to raise their issues in the National Assembly or Senate on a provisional basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe land of Kashmir 100 per cent belongs to the people of Kashmir, and I promise that I will continue defending the right to ownership of the people of Kashmir,\u201d the PPP chairman vowed.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that throughout Pakistan, the PPP was the only political party that ensured employment for the people, promising employment opportunities for the youth of AJK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you give an opportunity to the son of Shaheed Bibi (Benazir Bhutto), I will try to create employment opportunities for the youth of AJK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the current situation in AJK, he said, \u201cI can feel the pain of the police and army officers, who had left their homes to protect the people of Pakistan and its border and were unable to reach their homes; likewise, I also feel the pain of the families who have lost their youth during the recent protests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat holds more weight: the life of a common man or that issue of the 12 refugee seats?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have come to you with a promise to ensure the right to self-government, the right to self-ownership, and the right to employment for the people of AJK,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that the people of Kashmir, especially the youth, want change; they are not ready to advance on past terms. They say that they have to win the right to self-government on an international level; however, they also want some rights on the national level, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that he had a dream, like his mother and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who had secured observer status for AJK in the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation, to ensure AJK\u2019s representation in the decision-making bodies in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould that not be good, until the census, that AJK had the provisional representation in the Council of Common Interests and National Finance Commission?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, this is your decision; we can give suggestions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PPP wants only Kashmir to decide for Kashmir.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the rally, the PPP chairman also reminded the audience of his proposal to form a truth and reconciliation commission to address the recent issues in AJK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this proposal is accepted, we can create a space and move forward; however, neither the protesters nor the foreign minister, with whom I have been in contact over these issues, have responded to my letter,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The PPP has\u00a0announced\u00a0candidates for 35 of the 45 seats of the AJK Legislative Assembly, while withholding decisions on eight constituencies and allocating two seats to its electoral ally, the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) (JUI-F).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday expressed his hope of forming a government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), seeking \u201cbetter results\u201d from the public in the upcoming elections than in the previous one. 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