Pakistan, Aug. 4 -- Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said the federal government's "countdown has begun" after his party secured fewer seats in the ongoing "rigged" elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) government at the Centre is backed by several parties, with the PPP remaining its principal ally. However, during the AJK elections, Bilawal's party repeatedly alleged that the polls were rigged.

The PML-N has secured a simple majority to form the government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir after winning 23 of the 45 seats, according to Prime Minister's Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah.

"To my friends in the PML-N, can you hear that sound?" The countdown...