It said any action to alter status of militarily occupied region had no legal basis
The Assembly has a total of 53 members but only 45 are directly elected, while five seats are reserved for women and three are meant for technocrats. A tough triangular competition involving Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is expected.
The PTI has nominated candidates for all the 45 constituencies, while PML-N and PPP each issued tickets to candidates for 44 seats.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the radical Islamist party which was banned in April by the Pakistan government for its violent activities, is contesting on 40 seats. The TLP was not de-registered by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) after the ban, enabling it to take part in the elections. Thirty-three constituencies are located in PoK, while 12 seats are for refugees settled in different cities of Pakistan. Apart from the ticket holders of different politic
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PoK Legislative Elections Marred By Irregularities, Violence: 2 Dead
PoK legislative elections marred by irregularities, violence: 2 dead
Islamabad, Jul 25 (PTI) Voters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir cast their ballots on Sunday to elect the region s legislative assembly, in an election marred by allegations of irregularities and violence that killed at least two workers of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party.
The gates of polling stations were closed to new voters at 5pm. However, those inside the polling stations were allowed to cast their ballot. The polling started at 8am and continued till 5pm.
India has previously slammed Pakistan for its decision to hold elections in Gilgit-Baltistan and said any action to alter the status of the militarily occupied region has no legal basis.
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Pak PM Khan s party wins most seats in PoK legislative elections marred by irregularities, violence
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Last Updated: Jul 26, 2021, 10:53 AM IST
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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) has won 23 seats while Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was second with eight seats and the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secured just six seats, the state-run Radio Pakistan reported.
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PTI got a simple majority to form the government without support of any other party.
Prime Minister Imran Khan s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is set to form the next government in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as it emerged as the largest political party in the legislative assembly elections in the region which was marred by allegations of irregularities and violence, local media reported, citing unofficial results.
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