Pakistan administered Kashmir officials allege outlawed group tried to sabotage regional election
Officials say the banned committee is using armed protesters and weeks of unrest to derail a three-phase vote that has already left dozens dead.
- Violent clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Monday, July 27, 2026, killed at least one person and injured several others during the first phase of legislative assembly elections, disrupting polling in Mirpur.
- The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee had triggered weeks of civil unrest by demanding abolition of 12 assembly seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees, a move the regional government refused to alter.
- Local activists and the JAAC report at least 20 deaths in Rawalakot, while government officials allege security forces exercised self-defense against armed militants carrying sophisticated weapons.
- Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari alleged electoral malpractice, claiming workers seized 30 polling stations in Chaudhry Yasin's constituency and describing the outcome as "unacceptable."
- India dismissed the elections as a "cosmetic electoral exercise," with Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal asserting that Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh remain "integral and inalienable" parts of India.
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PoJK Woman Pleads For India's Help, Alleges Pakistani Forces Are 'Killing Us And Our Children'
A video purportedly showing a woman from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) appealing for India's help has gone viral on social media amid reports of escalating violence in the region. In the video, the woman alleges that Pakistani security forces are carrying out a violent crackdown on civilians. A Kashmiri woman from PoJK (Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir):"Pakistan's forces are killing us and our children in a brutal massacre. The …
JUI-F condemns alleged firing on Kashmir protesters
ISLAMABAD - Jmaiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazal) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman yesterday strongly condemned the alleged firing and use of force against protesters in Kashmir, describing it as an unacceptable act of violence against unarmed civilians and calling on the authorities to immediately halt what he termed state repression.
Tensions have escalated following fresh violence amid weeks of protests in PoK. According to several reports, more than 80 people have been killed in the protests that began on June 5th and the subsequent military crackdown. Meanwhile, Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has issued a controversial statement.
POK protesters are enemies like India: Khawaja Asif defends killing of 14 civilians
Known for a series of controversial statements, Khawaja Asif made the remarks after Pakistani security forces opened fire on a protest march led by Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), killing at least 14 activists in one of the deadliest crackdowns witnessed in POK in recent years.
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Times of IndiaPoK violence: 20 dead in clashes over rigged elections, JAAC says
Violence has escalated in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with clashes reported between protesters and authorities. Activists are protesting against alleged rigged elections and undue interference from Islamabad. The Joint Awami Action Committee claims at least twenty people have died in the ongoing unrest.
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