Bilawal, Fazl urge govt, protesters to resolve AJK crisis through dialogue
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman backed mediation to end the unrest and said their parties will field joint candidates.
- On Tuesday, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced an electoral alliance in Islamabad to jointly contest the July 27 AJK Legislative Assembly elections.
- Unrest in AJK over 12 refugee seats prompted the AJK government to ban the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee under the Anti-Terrorism Act earlier this month following violent protests.
- JUI-F chief Fazl revealed the banned JAAC sought his mediation, while Bilawal stressed that "Guns and batons are not the solution to any problem, but dialogue," advocating for resolution through parliament.
- Both leaders are jointly urging Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take positive steps on the AJK situation, as Bilawal reiterated support for mediation to resolve the deadlock through constitutional amendment in the AJK Legislative Assembly.
- Expanding beyond AJK, Bilawal expressed interest in forming coalition governments in Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Sindh, a move Fazl described as marking "a new chapter in political cooperation between the two parties.
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Bilawal, Fazl urge govt, protesters to resolve AJK crisis through dialogue
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday called for dialogue to resolve the ongoing unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, while announcing an electoral alliance for the upcoming elections in the region and urging both sides to pursue a peaceful solution. Addressing a joint press conference after their meeting, Fazl revealed that the banned Joint Awami Ac…
PPP, JUI-F announce they will jointly contest upcoming AJK elections
ISLAMABAD: PPP and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) on Tuesday decided to jointly contest the forthcoming general elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). Earlier this month, the AJK Election Commission announced that the general elections across the region would be held on July 27. The last elections in the region were held in July 2021. The two political parties announced the decision after PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari called on JUI-F chi…
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PPP urges dialogue, backs postponement of AJK elections over security concerns
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) yesterday called for resolving political differences through dialogue and supported the postponement of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections until the law and order situation improves, saying coercion and violence had no place in politics.
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