Punjab Information Minister Azma Zahid Bukhari has launched a blistering attack on the Pakistan Peoples Party over the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections, saying voters rejected “politics of chaos” and that PPP agents were so few they could be “thrown out of any polling station.”
Addressing a news conference, Bukhari said women voted for Muslim League-N in large numbers in the AJK polls because they were impressed by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s performance in Punjab.
“Women said they chose PML-N because of Maryam Nawaz’s performance. The people of Azad Kashmir are also impressed by the Chief Minister of Punjab,” she said. “We have been saying many times that PML-N is asking for votes on the basis of Maryam Nawaz’s performance.”
Azma Bukhari claimed PPP failed to secure votes even in its own strongholds and accused it of crying foul without evidence. “I have not seen anywhere where people said they voted for PPP. In Qamar Zaman Kaira’s constituency seat, the result came and his candidate got only 457 votes,” she said.
She accused PPP leaders of creating a drama after the vote. “Some politicians are losers who want chaos in the country all the time. The people have rejected the politics of unrest and chaos.”
“Sharjeel Memon held a press conference a while ago. The same crying has been going on since yesterday. At 10:18 am yesterday they started crying that we have been robbed, there was rigging,” Bukhari said. “PPP has not yet submitted any request for recount or evidence to the Election Commission. They are just playing media media.” The minister alleged PPP lawmakers violated rules on polling day. “Maryam Nawaz’s instructions were that none of our MNA, MPA would go inside a polling station. Three PPP MNAs entered polling stations by force with weapons.
