{
  "id": 157889,
  "title": "PML-N, PPP headed for one seat each in delayed AJK constituencies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/pml-n-ppp-headed-for-one-seat-each-in-delayed-ajk-constituencies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T02:42:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2020692/pml-n-ppp-headed-for-one-seat-each-in-delayed-ajk-constituencies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Muzaffarabad division of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidates appear set to win one seat each in the two constituencies where polling took place on Tuesday. The constituencies, LA-28 and LA-27, were affected by landslides and adverse weather conditions that delayed or blocked polling on Sunday. PPP candidate Bazil Ali Naqvi leads in LA-28 by a narrow margin, while PML-N candidate Noreen Arif leads in LA-27 by fewer than 200 votes. Both parties have accused each other of electoral irregularities, with the PML-N alleging widespread violence and voter suppression in LA-28, while the PPP cited allegations of ballot stuffing and obstruction of the polling process in LA-28. The Election Commission dismissed reports of the third phase of the AJK elections being postponed as baseless.",
  "summary": "• PPP’s Bazil Ali Naqvi maintains narrow lead in LA-28 • PML-N’s Noreen Arif leads by fewer than 200 votes in LA-27 • Talal tells Bilawal to ‘show grace in defeat’ after PPP cries foul over rigging • AJK speaker alleges 14,000 fake votes after defeat; seeks forensic vote audit in Khawra MUZAFFARABAD / ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidates…",
  "key_points": [
    "PML-N and PPP candidates likely to win one seat each in LA-28 and LA-27.",
    "Landslides and weather conditions delayed polling in both constituencies.",
    "Both parties accuse each other of electoral irregularities."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "AJK elections: PML-N, PPP secure one seat each following delayed polls in Muzaffarabad constituencies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/ajk-elections-pml-n-ppp-secure-one-seat-each-following-delayed-polls",
        "published": "2026-08-05T10:12:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}