Pakistan-administered Kashmir votes in reduced third phase amid unrest

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Voting is underway in Pakistan-administered Kashmir's legislative elections, but only in four of the eleven constituencies originally scheduled for the third and final phase. Voting in the remaining seven constituencies, located in the Poonch and Sudhnoti districts, was postponed due to security concerns and unrest. This postponement follows weeks of protests by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which is demanding the abolition of 12 seats reserved for displaced Kashmiris. The JAAC-led protests have resulted in violence, with residents and rights groups reporting over 50 deaths, while the government stated at least seven police and paramilitary personnel were killed. The elections are taking place in Bagh and Haveli districts of Poonch division, with approximately 460,000 registered voters.

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AJK Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore is defending his seat in Haveli.

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The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) is demanding the abolition of 12 seats reserved for displaced Kashmiris.

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Voting in Pakistan-administered Kashmir's legislative elections was postponed in seven of 11 constituencies due to unrest.

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At least seven police and paramilitary personnel have been killed.

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Violence during JAAC-led protests killed more than 50 people, according to residents and rights groups.

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Voting postponed in seven of 11 Poonch division constituencies as boycott calls and violence mar the region’s legislative elections.Islamabad, Pakistan – Voting is under way in the third and final phase of Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s Legislative Assembly elections, but just four of the 11 constituencies originally scheduled to vote are going to the polls due to unrest in the region.More than 800 polling booths in Bagh and Haveli districts of Poonch division in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), as the region is known, opened at 8am (03:00 GMT) on Monday and will close about 5pm (12:00 GMT). About 460,000 people are registered to vote.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Pakistan-administered Kashmir elections and protests – all you need to knowlist 2 of 4Protests, boycott cast shadow on Pakistan-administered Kashmir electionlist 3 of 4Pakistan’s Kashmir votes: Why the election hinges on 12 disputed seatslist 4 of 4Can Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s election overcome a violent summer?end of listAJK Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, who belongs to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), is defending his seat in Haveli.In Bagh, two former prime ministers are in the fray – Sardar Tanveer Ilyas of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party against Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan of the Muslim Conference.(Al Jazeera)Elections in the remaining seven constituencies, five in Poonch and two in Sudhnoti district, were postponed last week over security concerns. Officials said a new polling date will be announced in the coming days.The postponement came after weeks of protests by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a local pressure group demanding the abolition of 12 seats in the regional legislature reserved for displaced Kashmiris living elsewhere in Pakistan.Violence during the JAAC-led protests killed more than 50 people, according to residents and rights groups. The government has not shared an official death toll but said at least seven police and paramilitary personnel have been killed.

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