Sana holds out an olive branch to JAAC
Promises talks with banned outfit representatives, pledges to resolve demands
Rana Sanaullah, adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, forecasted on Saturday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will secure the next government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) with a two-thirds majority in the third phase of the region's elections. Speaking at a rally in Bagh before Monday's voting, he stated that the PML-N had won 24 seats in the first two phases and required six more for the majority.
Sanaullah expressed confidence in winning four additional seats in the August 10 election in Bagh and Haveli, and another five in the subsequent vote in remaining Poonch Division areas.
He assured that a PML-N government would prioritize development projects and promised to collaborate with representatives of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which has been protesting against the abolition of 12 seats reserved for refugees from Indian-held Kashmir. Sanaullah asserted that 99% of JAAC protesters were loyal and patriotic, while the remainder aimed to divide the nation.
He accused India of attempting to create discord between Pakistan and Kashmiris by failing to achieve its goals through direct confrontation, claiming such tactics would fail. The minister called for unity between a future PML-N government and the people of AJK to counteract divisive forces.
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