DPM Dar meets Bilawal, discusses country's overall situation, AJK matters

PPP says meeting took place at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Tuesday.

In a post on X, the PPP said both leaders exchanged views on the country’s overall situation and matters related to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) during the meeting.

اسلام آباد: پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری سے نائب وزیراعظم اور وزیرخارجہ اسحاق ڈار نے ایوان صدر میں ملاقات کی، اس موقع پر ملک کی مجموعی صورت حال سمیت آزاد جموں و کشمیر کے امور پر تبادلہ خیال ہوا۔@BBhuttoZardari pic.twitter.com/aZ1YmwxLZ8

— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) July 14, 2026

Last week, Bilawal also held a meeting with DPM Dar and discussed with him the situation in AJK as well as Gilgit-Baltistan. Dar congratulated Bilawal on forming the government in G-B.

The PPP chief thanked the DPM for all the support of PML-N in the induction of an elected government in G-B. Both leaders agreed on the importance of holding free, fair, and transparent forthcoming general elections in AJK.

Earlier this month, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and the PPP announced an electoral alliance for the upcoming elections in AJK. JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Bilawal also held a meeting and called for dialogue to resolve the ongoing unrest in AJK.

Bilawal also announced that the PPP and JUI-F would jointly contest the upcoming AJK elections. He also appealed to JAAC to remain within the bounds of the law and the Constitution.