PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari responded to PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif's recent remarks, emphasizing that residents of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) are not willing to compromise their rights.The statement came ahead of the first phase of AJK elections, with Mirpur voting on Monday.

Bilawal highlighted the similarity between Kashmir and Kashmore, as well as Mirpur and Mirpurkhas, stressing that their people share the same determination to protect their governance and ownership rights.

He criticized pre-poll rigging allegations and the PML-N's provision of electric buses and hospitals to AJK as political gifts, arguing that such infrastructure is the public's right, not a favor.

Bilawal reiterated the PPP's developmental contributions to AJK, including new roads, IT centers, and employment opportunities, and urged voters to support his party for self-determination.The exchange reflects heightened political tensions ahead of the elections, with both parties vying for influence in the region.