PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar at the Aiwan-i-Sadr.
According to the PPP, the two discussed the “overall situation in the country, including matters relating to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)”.
Tuesday’s meeting comes ahead of the upcoming elections in the region, scheduled for July 27.
Last month, PPP’s Bilawal and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced that their parties would jointly contest the AJK general elections.
Meanwhile, ahead of the elections, the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has called for widespread protests demanding the abolition of 12 reserved seats.
Bilawal had also met with Dar last week to discuss the “situation in AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan”, according to Radio Pakistan. “Both leaders also agreed on the importance of holding free, fair, and transparent forthcoming general elections in AJK,” the report said.
It is worth mentioning that last month, the PPP formed a government in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) with the support of the PML-N, mirroring the arrangement at the federal level.
Meanwhile, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari received an unprecedented welcome at Kohala Bridge and Upper Chattar upon his arrival in Muzaffarabad.
A large number of PPP supporters (“Jiyalas”) and people from Kashmir gathered at Kohala Bridge to catch a glimpse of Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
People and party workers traveled in a rally from Muzaffarabad to Kohala Bridge to welcome Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s arrival created a festive atmosphere in Muzaffarabad, with large crowds of residents coming out onto the streets.
Petals were showered on Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari upon his arrival. The public and party workers raised loud, enthusiastic slogans, with chants of “Jeay Bhutto” echoing throughout the area.
Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was escorted in a rally from Kohala Bridge to Muzaffarabad city.