{"id":487970,"date":"2025-07-02T16:55:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T11:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=487970"},"modified":"2025-07-02T16:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T11:55:04","slug":"prominent-ajk-political-leaders-join-ppp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/prominent-ajk-political-leaders-join-ppp\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent AJK political leaders join PPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several prominent political figures from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) formally joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in a meeting with Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari here.<br \/>\nSecretary General Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians Nayyar Bukhari, Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi, General Secretary of PPP AJK Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, Sardar Zia Qamar and Chaudhry Muhammad Riaz were also present during the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Bilawal Bhutto warmly welcomed former Prime Minister of AJK Sardar Tanveer Ilyas and current Adviser to Prime Minister of AJK, Sardar Sagheer, into the PPP fold.<br \/>\nThe meeting also included AJK Legislative Assembly member Ali Shan Soni and former PTI member Rafiq Nayyar, both of whom announced their allegiance to PPP.<br \/>\nMinister for Transport in AJK Javed Butt, Kashmir Council member Sardar Adnan Sayab and Umar Tanveer Ilyas also met with the PPP Chairman.<br \/>\nBilawal Bhutto extended a warm welcome to all new entrants from AJK, reaffirming the party\u2019s commitment to strengthening democratic institutions and representing the voices of Kashmiris.<br \/>\n\u201cYou have represented the cause of Kashmir across the world. 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