Pakistan’s Kashmir votes: Why the election hinges on 12 disputed seats
- Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan-administered Kashmir, formally known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), has spent the summer under an unofficial state of emergency.
- Since early June, nearly 40 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces, with sit-ins and road blockades regular features in the region over this period.
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- Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan-administered Kashmir, formally known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), has spent the summer under an unofficial state of emergency.
- Since early June, nearly 40 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces, with sit-ins and road blockades regular features in the region over this period.
- Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Can Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s election overcome a violent summer?list 2 of 4Protest in Pakistan’s Kashmir stalls after nine killed in clasheslist 3 of 4UN urges probe into deaths in Pakistani-administered
Sources: Al Jazeera