Pakistan-administered Kashmir goes to the polls despite protests
- MUZAFFARABAD: Polls opened on Monday (Jul 27) in parts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir where voting for the local legislature will take place in three rounds with heavy security following protests demanding electoral reforms.
- With concerns growing over stretched security personnel during the demonstrations, the electoral commission announced less than a week before polls that voting would be split into three phases for the first time.
- Witnesses said turnout in Mirpur district, the first area to vote, appeared low in the summer heat on Monday afternoon.
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- MUZAFFARABAD: Polls opened on Monday (Jul 27) in parts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir where voting for the local legislature will take place in three rounds with heavy security following protests demanding electoral reforms.
- With concerns growing over stretched security personnel during the demonstrations, the electoral commission announced less than a week before polls that voting would be split into three phases for the first time.
- Witnesses said turnout in Mirpur district, the first area to vote, appeared low in the summer heat on Monday afternoon.
Sources: Al Jazeera, CNA