{"id":9310,"date":"2026-08-03T13:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=9310"},"modified":"2026-08-03T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:39:14","slug":"ajk-elections-pml-n-secured-simple-majority-opponents-unable-to-accept-victory-says-atta-tarar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=9310","title":{"rendered":"AJK Elections: PML-N Secured Simple Majority, Opponents Unable to Accept Victory, Says Atta Tarar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Islamabad:<\/strong> Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting <strong>Atta Tarar<\/strong> has said that the <strong>Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)<\/strong> has secured a simple majority in the <strong>Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections<\/strong>, but opponents are finding it difficult to accept the party\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing a press conference, Atta Tarar said that baseless allegations had been made by <strong>Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon<\/strong>, and those making accusations should also provide evidence to support their claims. He added that if questions are raised over the <strong>2024 elections<\/strong>, then similar questions could also be raised regarding elections in Sindh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The federal minister said that political criticism and differences of opinion are part of democracy, but all political parties and leaders should demonstrate tolerance, patience, and respect for democratic values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He claimed that opposition parties had no performance achievements to present before the public, while voters supported the PML-N based on its development initiatives and governance record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atta Tarar stated that people actively participated in the electoral process and voted for the party after considering its performance and plans for progress. He said the PML-N has always prioritized the development and welfare of Azad Kashmir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister also appreciated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for congratulating the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on its success in <strong>Gilgit-Baltistan<\/strong>, saying that such gestures help promote democratic traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He urged political opponents to accept the results of the AJK elections and respect the public mandate. According to Atta Tarar, the PML-N\u2019s victory reflects the confidence of voters in the party\u2019s policies and development agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Atta Tarar has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has secured a simple majority in the Azad..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439300_2522440_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439300_2522440_updates-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439300_2522440_updates-1-300x171.jpg",300,171,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439300_2522440_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439300_2522440_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439300_2522440_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439300_2522440_updates-1.jpg",700,400,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\/9310","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=9310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9312,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9310\/revisions\/9312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}