Maryam Nawaz's rally at AJK college forces cancellation of intermediate paper

MUZAFFARABAD: A rally led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz during an Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) election campaign at a college ground on Monday forced the cancellation of the intermediate exam, ARY NEWS reported.

According to details, the PML-N organized an election rally at an intermediate college in Leepa ‎valley in the AJK on Monday.

The female students of the college were disrupted during the exam owing to the speeches from PML-N leaders including Maryam Nawaz on loudspeakers.

The principal of the college rather than asking PML-N leaders to stop the gathering decided to cancel the exam.

It is pertinent to mention here that Maryam Nawaz has been leading the PML-N election campaign in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

In her address to a public gathering on Sunday, Maryam Nawaz warned the incumbent government of a strong reaction if elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) are “rigged”.

Addressing a rally in Hattian Bala, AJK, as part of her election campaign, the PML-N leader alleged that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was spending money to “buy votes” ahead of polls in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

“If the govt attempted to rig elections in AJK, Raja Farooq Haider and PML-N would stage a sit-in Islamabad,” she added.

It is pertinent to mention here that other than the PML-N, the ruling party in Centre Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have also launched their election campaigns in the region.

Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to address several public rallies in Azad Jammu and Kashmir ahead of polls set to be held on July 25.