{"id":2399,"date":"2026-07-28T18:19:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=2399"},"modified":"2026-07-28T18:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:19:47","slug":"ppp-pml-n-trade-barbs-after-first-phase-of-ajk-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/ppp-pml-n-trade-barbs-after-first-phase-of-ajk-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP, PML-N trade barbs after first phase of AJK polls"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: The PPP and the PML-N, coalition partners in the Centre, traded barbs on Tuesday after the conclusion of the first phase of elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), with Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari\u2019s party alleging rigging in the polls and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz urging it to accept defeat.<\/p>\n

The PML-N grabbed nine out of the 13 constituencies of AJK\u2019s Mirpur division in yesterday\u2019s elections, preliminary results issued by the Election Commission showed.<\/p>\n

Polls in AJK are being held in\u00a0three phases\u00a0over security concerns, with the first set of polls\u00a0held in Mirpur division\u00a0on Monday. Scuffles, violence and\u00a0allegations of rigging\u00a0had marred the polling process, with the PML-N and PPP accusing each other of electoral malpractice.<\/p>\n

In a televised statement, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz hailed the \u201coutstanding victory\u201d of the PML-N in the first phase of the AJK elections, urging the PPP to accept defeat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PPP should have accepted its defeat by affirming the spirit of democracy, but I felt aggrieved by the kind of words used by PPP leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state does not decide election results; only the people make this decision,\u201d she said in response to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari\u2019s allegations.<\/p>\n

She added that when the PPP secured a majority in Gilgit-Baltistan\u2019s elections, the PML-N acknowledged it, congratulated it and offered it the opportunity to form the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow you are alleging rigging by the PML-N; when you won the GB election, there was no rigging there, but as you have lost the AJK election badly, you are now levelling rigging allegations,\u201d CM Maryam said.<\/p>\n

The provincial chief executive further said that the PPP should have worked on its performance, built its narrative and presented a programme for the people. \u201cNeither did you have the narrative, nor the performance, nor a programme for the people of AJK or any record of your governance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Punjab chief minister added that the \u201ccontinuity\u201d the PPP received in Sindh could never be achieved by any other party. \u201cDespite this, you had no project to show from Sindh; you could not tell [people about] your performance and could not give a roadmap of the future to the people of AJK.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to get votes, you cannot cry before the people; the people are much more aware these days.\u201d<\/p>\n

CM Maryam said that during its election speeches, the PPP leadership kept blaming the federal government; however, it had forgotten that the PPP had been in power in AJK for the past year.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the PPP\u2019s tenure, conditions in AJK became worse. You could not control the situation, and now you are crying over rigging,\u201d she alleged.<\/p>\n

She advised the PPP to improve its performance in Sindh and work on improving its roads.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever comes from Sindh to Punjab says that they also want Punjab-like Sindh and Lahore-like Karachi,\u201d she said, advising the PPP to hold itself accountable for why it could not deliver in Sindh.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow could you build AJK\u2019s roads when the roads in your own province are wrecked?\u201d she questioned.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the AJK election campaign, I said that we would make AJK like Punjab; however, after ruling Sindh for 17 years, you could not say that you would turn AJK into Sindh in terms of performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Punjab CM Maryam reminded the PPP that when elections are held in AJK, no interim setup takes charge there. \u201cIf you are alleging rigging, why do you forget who was ruling AJK before the elections? The PML-N was not in government there, but the PPP was,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the past year, you have been in power in AJK, but you could neither deliver nor take responsibility for the situation,\u201d she said while criticising the PPP.<\/p>\n

CM Maryam further said that the people of AJK wanted progress in their region and chose the PML-N because it had delivered in Punjab.<\/p>\n

For the upcoming phases of the AJK elections, she urged the people of the Poonch and Muzaffarabad divisions to vote for the PML-N.<\/p>\n

In her address, she congratulated the people of AJK for making the \u201cbest choice\u201d by voting for the PML-N. She also congratulated her party for securing an \u201coutstanding victory\u201d in the first phase of the AJK elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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