{
  "id": 272207,
  "title": "Sharif’s PML-N wins 9 out of 13 seats in first phase of PoK polls amid rigging allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/sharifs-pml-n-wins-9-out-of-13-seats-in-first-phase-of-pok-polls-amid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T16:28:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pok-polls-elections-results-update-july-28/article71276512.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Election Commission of Pakistan announced on Tuesday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), led by the Sharif brothers, has won nine out of 13 seats in the first phase of elections held in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Pakistan People Party (PPP), led by the Bhutto family, secured the remaining four seats. Allegations of massive rigging have been made by the PPP, with senior leader Nayyar Bokhari claiming that their winning seats were \"gifted\" to the PML-N. Rana Sanaullah, an adviser to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, dismissed these allegations, stating that the elections were largely peaceful and fair, with only one constituency reporting violence. The elections come after nearly two months of violence in the region, sparked by a demand to abolish 12 contentious refugee seats by the Joint Awami Action Committee. India has criticized the protests, attributing them to Islamabad's \"systemic exploitation and administrative oppression\" in the occupied areas and condemning police brutality against protesters.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "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."
}