Nawaz Sharif responds to PPP’s rigging allegations in AJK by-elections
At a glance
- PPP has accused the PML-N of rigging in recent AJK by-elections.
- PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has now responded to the allegations.
- The dispute follows by-polls in Bagh district where each party won one seat.
Story so far
Tensions between the PPP and PML-N have escalated following by-elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir's Bagh district. The PPP accused the PML-N of manipulating the results after unofficial tallies showed PPP's Zia Qamar winning the LA-15 seat and PML-N's Mir Akbar Khan winning in LA-16. PPP leaders termed the PML-N's victory a "charity mandate". In the latest development, PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has responded to the allegations.
Latest development
PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has responded to the Pakistan Peoples Party's allegations of rigging in the recent Azad Jammu and Kashmir by-elections.
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PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has responded to the Pakistan Peoples Party's allegations of rigging in the recent Azad Jammu and Kashmir by-elections. The sources did not provide details on the content of his response.
PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has reportedly reacted to the defeat of Pakistan Peoples Party candidates in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir by-elections and the subsequent allegations of rigging from the PPP.
Joining the chorus of rigging allegations, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Palwasha Khan has also accused the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of rigging in the recent Azad Jammu and Kashmir by-elections.
Adding to the allegations of rigging in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections, Nadeem Afzal Chan has claimed that the results may have been pre-determined.
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