Says political issues in AJK should be resolved through dialogue, parliamentary processes
Islamabad
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday expressed concern over the prevailing political situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), saying he would meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss the matter and seek a resolution through dialogue.
“I will meet with PM Shehbaz, and the resolution of issues will be extracted from the assembly through dialogue,” Bilawal said while addressing a meeting of the PPP AJK Parliamentary Party in Islamabad.
The meeting was attended by PPP AJK political affairs in-charge and PPP Women’s Wing Central President Faryal Talpur, along with members of the party’s parliamentary group from AJK.
According to a statement issued by the PPP media cell, the participants reviewed the political situation in AJK and held consultations on recent developments in the region. Members of the parliamentary party presented suggestions regarding the situation.
Expressing concern over the situation in AJK, the PPP chairman said, “The People’s Party was founded on the issue of Kashmir, and we have always prioritised the resolution of the problems of the people of Kashmir.”
He stressed that political matters should be resolved through negotiations.
The statement came a day after police arrested around 72 individuals allegedly affiliated with the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) following the AJK government’s decision to ban the organisation. The government accused the JAAC of involvement in terrorism, promoting hatred and creating anarchy in the state ahead of a protest announced for June 9.
