Prime Minister Gilani Stresses on Free and Fair Elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir

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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has emphasized the importance of ensuring free and fair elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. In a joint meeting with the senior leadership of the Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam), Gilani stressed the need for transparency, political decency, tolerance, and accommodation among all political parties participating in the elections. The meeting, which was an extraordinary gathering of stalwarts from both parties under the Prime Minister's chairmanship, aimed to bring about a paradigm shift in the politics of the AJK region. Senior Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi assured support for PPP candidates and emphasized the need for a joint strategy to win the elections with a big margin.

Key Takeaways:

  • Prime Minister Gilani stressed on ensuring free and fair elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
  • He emphasized the need for transparency, political decency, tolerance, and accommodation among all political parties participating in the elections.
  • A four-member committee comprising Ch Pervaiz Elahi, Ch Wajahat Hussain, Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, and Raja Pervez Ashraf was set up to work out a joint strategy for canvassing in AJK Elections.
  • The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) has assured support for PPP candidates and emphasized the need for a joint strategy to win the elections with a big margin.
  • The meeting was attended by senior leaders from both parties, including Minister for Kashmir Affairs Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, and several MNAs.

Statistics:

  • The four-member committee set up by Prime Minister Gilani consists of 2 members from the Pakistan People's Party (Ch Wajahat Hussain and Raja Pervez Ashraf) and 2 members from the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) (Ch Pervaiz Elahi and Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo).
  • The number of MNAs attending the meeting from the PPP is 7, including Qamar Zaman Kaira, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Nazar Muhammad Gondal, Tariq Tarar, Nadeem Afzal Chan, Imtiaz Safdar Warraich, and Samina Mushtaq Pagganwala.

Sources:

  • Press Information Department (PID)
  • Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani
  • Press Note, Press Information Department (PID)
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