July 25, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Upsets are not being ruled out in Sunday’s 11th general elections to the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (AJKLA), with close fights expected in at least a dozen constituencies where prime ministerial candidates are trying their luck.
Simultaneously, the contests for 12 seats of Kashmiri refugees settled in Pakistan evoke immense interest and attention as any political party winning in most of these constituencies will land in a position to clinch the top executive slot in AJK. Only a few thousand votes would suffice to bag a seat. Traditionally, the provincial governments have a lot of influence in such elections.
Upsets not ruled out in AJK elections
July 25, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Upsets are not being ruled out in Sunday’s 11th general elections to the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (AJKLA), with close fights expected in at least a dozen constituencies where prime ministerial candidates are trying their luck.
Simultaneously, the contests for 12 seats of Kashmiri refugees settled in Pakistan evoke immense interest and attention as any political party winning in most of these constituencies will land in a position to clinch the top executive slot in AJK. Only a few thousand votes would suffice to bag a seat. Traditionally, the provincial governments have a lot of influence in such elections.
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Luv Puri
Journalist and author
PAKISTAN-OCCUPIED Jammu and Kashmir, a sliver of the undivided princely state that has been under Pakistan’s occupation since 1947, goes to the polls tomorrow. Over 32 lakh voters in a region with a population of 43 lakh will elect a 53-member Assembly for a five-year term.
Of the 53 seats, 45 are general, while eight are reserved for women, technocrats and religious scholars. The region is usually part of the international narrative in the context of being described as a training ground for terrorist groups that are proscribed by various countries and multilateral bodies.
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said Saturday that the Inter-Services Intelligence had shown its complete indifference to the torture unleashed on the digital media.
All political, religious parties unanimous on Kashmir issue: Sarwar
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Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar says all political and religious parties of Pakistan are on one page on Kashmir issue.
He was talking to former AJK Prime Minister and current President of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf in Azad Kashmir, Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry in Lahore.
The Governor lamented the criminal silence of international community over the Indian atrocities in the illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He said peace in the region is nothing more than a dream, without solving Kashmir issue.
Punjab Governor said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is fighting case of Kashmiri people as their ambassador.