Second phase of AJK polls conclude amid renewed rigging allegations by PPP
The second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections took place on Sunday, with polling held in eight out of the nine constituencies of Muzaffarabad division and all 12 refugee constituencies. Polling started at 8am and was to continued till 5pm for the refugee seats, while the process concluded at 6pm in Muzaffarabad after an hour-long extension. The electoral process in LA-27…
The second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections concluded on Sunday amid renewed allegations of electoral malpractices by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). The polls were held in eight out of the nine constituencies of Muzaffarabad division and all 12 refugee constituencies, with the electoral process concluding at 6pm in Muzaffarabad after an hour-long extension.
The second phase of the elections is being held in three phases over security concerns, with the first phase held in Mirpur division on July 27 and the third phase set for August 10 across Poonch division. The PPP Chairperson, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has accused the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) of "robbing" votes in the second phase of the AJK elections and has condemned an "attack" on the party's regional president, Chaudhry Latif Akbar, alleging that PPP worker Mushtaq Shah was killed in the same constituency.
The PPP has demanded that those responsible for the attack and the "murderers" of the party worker be arrested immediately.
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