{"id":8571,"date":"2026-07-30T12:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=8571"},"modified":"2026-07-30T12:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:07:03","slug":"bilawal-vows-to-reclaim-all-ppps-seats-in-ajk-through-legal-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=8571","title":{"rendered":"Bilawal vows to reclaim all PPP&#8217;s seats in AJK through legal means"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bilawal urges Election Commission to take action over AJK polls irregularities.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Says 30 &#8216;occupied&#8217; polling stations recorded 99% turnout.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Says PPP will not allow anyone to &#8216;rob&#8217; it of its votes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has vowed to reclaim all of the party&#8217;s seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections through legal and constitutional means, as he pressed for an investigation into alleged rigging during the first phase of polling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the results, the PML-N won nine seats while the PPP secured four of the 13 seats contested in the Mirpur division. The PPP has repeatedly criticised the conduct of the elections, while PML-N leaders have rejected allegations of rigging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing a press conference in Muzaffarabad late on Wednesday, Bilawal said the PPP had evidence of polling stations where the turnout was recorded at 99%, stressing that 30 polling stations had been occupied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the party would not allow anyone to &#8220;rob&#8221; it of its votes and vowed to reclaim all its seats through legal and constitutional means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Kashmir will decide the fate of Kashmir and no one else,&#8221; Bilawal said, adding that the PPP had a solution to the challenges facing AJK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the PPP&#8217;s demands should be accepted, hoping that the party&#8217;s grievances would be addressed before the second phase of voting, scheduled for August 2. He also urged the Election Commission to take immediate action over alleged electoral irregularities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that if the inquiry found the Azad Kashmir prime minister responsible for wrongdoing, the PPP would be ready to accept accountability on those terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PPP chairman called on all stakeholders to establish a truth and reconciliation commission to investigate allegations surrounding the elections and submit a report. He also urged all stakeholders to halt further protests until the commission completed its investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bilawal called on the authorities to restore internet services in Muzaffarabad for local residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No election boycott<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PPP chairman warned against boycotting the second phase of the AJK elections, saying such a move would give those accused of rigging greater freedom to manipulate the electoral process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In an environment of boycott, the decision of the AJK government will be made by Raiwind, not Kashmir,&#8221; Bilawal said, referring to the PML-N&#8217;s political stronghold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PPP chairman said Kashmiris deeply resented the party whose ministers questioned whether the people of Rawalakot were truly Kashmiri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bilawal said the public would reject those who sought to win elections through violence and the use of force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has vowed to reclaim all of the party&#8217;s seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections through..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-35-1.jpg",641,366,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-35-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-35-1-300x171.jpg",300,171,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-35-1.jpg",641,366,false],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-35-1.jpg",641,366,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-35-1.jpg",641,366,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Capture-35-1.jpg",641,366,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=3\" rel=\"category\">Pakistan<\/a>","tag_info":"Pakistan","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8573,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8571\/revisions\/8573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}