Pakistan-administered Kashmir votes amid unrest over disputed refugee seats
Pakistan-administered Kashmir is voting amid months of unrest, a dispute over reserved refugee seats and a prolonged communications shutdown across much of the territory. The region, formally known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has spent the summer under what the supporting material describes as an unofficial state of emergency. Elections for the 45-seat Legislative Assembly, originally due on July 27, have been split across three dates because of the tensions.The immediate trigger for the political crisis is a long-running argument over 12 assembly seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees living in Pakistan. The local government banned the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 27 Jul 2026 07:30 LONDON
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