Bilawal claims 'certain elements' within PML-N are sowing division among allies, undermining PM Shehbaz
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses an election rally in Poonch, Azad Jammu and Kashmir on August 7, 2026. — Dawn News TV Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari claimed on Friday that certain elements within the ruling PML-N were undermining Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and sowing discord between him and his political allies.
Adding to this, The PPP and the PML-N have been engaged in a war of words since the latter emerged in the lead in Mirpur polls on July 27. The PML-N has also won the majority of the seats in the second phase , with the PPP accusing it of rigging and other violent tactics in both phases.
Meanwhile, The PPP chief was addressing an election rally in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, where the third phase of elections in the region is slated to be held.
Notably, “High-profile people are saying that the government has collapsed. I’m not saying that, nor am I casting doubt on the prime minister’s intentions. He’s a good man with good intentions. But what can he do when the people around him have bad intentions?” Bilawal asked.
As per the latest buzz, In reference to remarks he made earlier this week, the party chief highlighted that the PPP did not start the “countdown” to the government’s collapse, but rather these elements within the ruling party.
In further updates, “The PML-N’s fight is not with the PPP — it happens in elections, as it has before. The real fight is entirely different, because the PM, with his good intentions and actions, is undermined by a large part of the PML-N,” Bilawal alleged.
On top of that, “A big part of the PML-N wants the PM to fight not only the opposition, but also his own allies.”
He then asked the audience: “Have there ever been elections held in six phases in Kashmir’s history? If Kashmir is one, then the election should have been held on a single day.”
Source: Dawn