MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: Voters went to the polls Monday in the final phase of elections for the legislative assembly in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, following weeks of violent protests and clashes with security forces that overshadowed campaigning in the disputed Himalayan region, officials said.»»»

The PML-N and the PPP secured one seat each, as unofficial and unconfirmed results from the two constituencies where polling had been delayed brought the second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir AJK Legislative Assembly elections to a close on Tuesday. The PML-N won LA-27 (Muzaffarabad-I), while »»»

Karnataka BJP threatens to disrupt the upcoming legislature session over minister B Nagendra's cabinet position. The opposition demands Nagendra's dismissal due to an ongoing Enforcement Directorate money laundering case. Allegations involve the diversion of approximately eighty-nine crore rupees f»»»

A former Pakistani state minister has been arrested on suspicion of raping vulnerable young girls in Manchester in the 1990s, the Guardian can reveal. Rukhsar Ahmed, who was re-elected as an MP in Pakistan last week after five years out of office, is on police bail in the UK after his arrest in Jul»»»