PML-N leader hopes to form govt in AJK

MUZAFFARABAD:

President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) AJK chapter Shah Ghulam Qadir on Thursday said the party's strong performance in the ongoing general elections reflected the confidence reposed in it by the people and expressed optimism that it would soon form a strong government in the territory.

Speaking to party office-bearers and workers from across AJK and among refugees from the Indian Illegally-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir residing in Pakistan, Qadir congratulated party supporters on what he described as a "resounding victory."

He said the PML-N, under the leadership of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz would soon establish a stable government in AJK and usher in a new phase of development and public welfare.

"The development projects previously undertaken in AJK are a testament to the PML-N's performance and we remain committed to resolving people's problems at their doorstep," he said.

With the final phase of polling in Rawalakot Division scheduled for August 10, Qadir urged party workers to help maintain peace and order during the election process and to play a positive role in easing public concerns.

Describing Rawalakot as the land of "brave and resilient people," he appealed to voters in the division to support the PML-N in the upcoming polling, expressing confidence that the party would secure a clean sweep in the region.

Commenting on the opposition's criticism of the electoral process, Qadir dismissed the Pakistan Peoples Party's PPP's allegations of irregularities as "baseless."

He maintained that polling in Mirpur Division, Muzaffarabad Division, and the 12 refugee constituencies reserved for Kashmiris refugees of IIoJK settled in Pakistan had been free and fair, adding that voters had expressed their confidence in the PML-N through the ballot.

He also criticised the PPP, saying the party should focus on the performance of its government in Sindh rather than targeting the PML-N.

A number of party leaders including AJK Legislative Assembly member Raja Muhammad Riasat Khan, former minister Sardar Farooq Sikandar, Kashmir Council member Malik Muhammad Hanif and other senior PML-N figures attended the meeting and congratulated Shah Ghulam Qadir on the party's electoral performance In Muzaffarabad, Mirpur Division and in IIOJK refugees seats in Pakistan.