Marred by protests, the first phase of the AJK Legislative Assembly elections has ended with a PML-N victory in the Mirpur division. The PML-N clinched 9 seats, while the PPP secured 4 of the 13 contested constituencies. Notably, both the PTI and JAAC boycotted the ballot. Meanwhile, federal govern»»»

India on Tuesday dismissed elections being held in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir as an effort to cover up the illegal occupation of the region and serious human rights violations, and said violent protests during the polls were an outcome of Islamabad’s economic exploitation and denial of rig»»»

New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said that the current "cosmetic electoral exercise" in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is nothing but an attempt by Islamabad to "camouflage its illegal occupation and hide its grave human rights violations i»»»

MEA rejects Pak-organised polls in PoK NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday dismissed the legislative assembly elections being held in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK), calling the exercise a "cosmetic" attempt by Islamabad to legitimise its "illegal occupation" of the re»»»