{
  "id": 42811,
  "title": "Second phase of AJK polls conclude amid renewed rigging allegations by PPP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/second-phase-of-ajk-polls-conclude-amid-renewed-rigging-allegations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T13:04:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2020095/second-phase-of-ajk-polls-conclude-amid-renewed-rigging-allegations-by-ppp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "PML-N bags 14 seats in 2nd phase of AJK polls amid allegations of rigging",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/pml-n-bags-14-seats-in-2nd-phase-of-ajk-polls-amid-allegations-of",
        "published": "2026-08-03T06:56:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}