PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari responded to PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif’s comments regarding AJK, asserting the region’s residents will not concede their rights. Sharif had differentiated between Kashmir and Sindh districts governed by the PPP, implying differing priorities. Bilawal countered that both regions share a determination to defend their autonomy and governance. His statement came before the first phase of AJK elections, where allegations of pre-poll rigging by the PML-N have surfaced—specifically, gifting e-buses to key cities. Bilawal believes the people of Kashmir, like those in Kashmore, will reject attempts to undermine their political agency. He predicts a similar electoral outcome as in previous contests, where the PML-N was defeated in both Kashmir and Sindh.