PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said the upcoming election in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was perhaps the “most significant” in the region’s history, saying its future was tied to the outcome.
Addressing a rally in Mirpur, the PPP chairman said, “I do not consider this election campaign and these elections to be ordinary. Perhaps, this is the most significant election in the history of AJK.”
“The decisions you make in this election will determine the future of Azad Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.
Bilawal said former prime ministers and PPP leaders — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto — along with President Asif Ali Zardari, had made history by securing the constitutional rights of AJK, adding that it was now his turn to leave his mark on history.
“I want history to remember that Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and the PPP gave the people of AJK the right to self-governance, the right to employment and the right to determine their own future.”
The PPP scion added that he had promised the people of Gilgit-Baltistan the right to self-governance, the right to employment and greater self-rule, and had won the election on that manifesto.
“I want to tell you that I will ensure the right to self-governance, the right to employment and greater self-rule for the people of GB,” he said.
Referring to AJK, the PPP chairman said he had brought the same manifesto to the region.
In simpler terms, he said he wanted the people of Kashmir to enjoy the same rights as those available to the people of Pakistan and India.
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