ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said the resounding victory of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Kashmir general elections is a manifestation of the people’s confidence in the person of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
In a post on Twitter, the minister said the opposition parties should reconsider both their leadership and approach to politics.
He said the people were not ready to accept Pakistan Peoples Party de facto chief Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supreme leader Nawaz Sharif.
It was time for an alternative leadership as there was no future for those who met with Afghanistan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib, he added.
The reaction came after the ruling party emerged as the single largest party in a tight race to elect the legislative assembly in Azad Kashmir, grabbing 25 of 45 seats up for grab.
Typically, the Kashmir vote has been won by the ruling party. Analysts said this race was tighter than usual.
The PPP appeared to be leading with 10 seats while the PML-N has six, Raja Azhar Iqbal, a focal person for the Kashmir election commission, said, adding that two seats seemed to be going to the local groups.
About 3.2 million people are registered to vote, he said.
