Pakistan, July 31 -- Senior leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) held a reconciliatory meeting in Muzaffarabad to reduce tensions arising from allegations of irregularities in the ongoing Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections. The discussions came after both coalition partners exchanged sharp criticism following the Mirpur election results, with the PPP raising concerns over the credibility of polling in several constituencies.

According to sources, the meeting was arranged after consultations at the federal level to prevent the election dispute from affecting the working relationship between the two parties in the coalition government. During the talks, PPP leaders Qamar Zaman Kaira, ...