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Nawaz Pledges Airport, Hospitals for Mirpur Ahead of AJK Elections

The manifesto pledges an international airport in Mirpur, natural gas for every home and laptops for youth as the party courts voters before elections.

  • On Friday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz addressed an election rally in Mirpur, unveiling the party's manifesto for Azad Jammu and Kashmir .
  • Sharif questioned the lack of development in AJK since his ouster, asserting that "wherever you see major development projects in Azad Kashmir, you will find the imprint of the PML-N." He insisted the region remains his "first home."
  • Maryam pledged to extend Punjab's services to AJK, including 10 mobile hospitals and electric buses for Mirpur, while promising laptops for students and expanded healthcare infrastructure across the region.
  • Urging Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari not to take election rhetoric personally, Nawaz declared, "This is Kashmir, not Kashmore." Maryam emphasized her identity as a "daughter of Kashmir," describing herself as Kashmiri by heart and soul.
  • Voting for the AJK Legislative Assembly begins July 27, with Mirpur Division starting the three-phase election process, according to AJK Chief Election Commissioner Ghulam Mustafa Mughal, as PML-N leaders campaign for victory across all divisions.
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The Nation broke the news in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, July 24, 2026.
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