MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan’s ruling party moved a step closer to forming the next government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, after unofficial results from the second phase of the territory’s legislative elections handed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz 14 of the 18 seats declared, extending a lead that has now drawn sustained allegations of rigging from its main rival — and coalition partner in Islamabad — the Pakistan Peoples Party.
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PML-N tightens grip on Azad Kashmir assembly as PPP alleges vote-rigging and violence
MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz moved to consolidate a commanding lead in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Sunday, as early results from the second phase of polling put it ahead in the large majority of contests, including the refugee seats scattered across Pakistan.
Allies trade violence and fraud allegations as Azad Kashmir’s second round of voting ends
MUZAFFARABAD: Voting in the second phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s legislative assembly elections ended in acrimony on Sunday, with the Pakistan Peoples Party accusing its coalition partner, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, of orchestrating an attack on one of its senior figures during a day marked by allegations of ballot stuffing, blocked polling agents and administrative failure.
Voting begins in Kashmir’s second election phase as PML-N and PPP rigging row deepens
MUZAFFARABAD: Voting got under way in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday for the second phase of the territory’s legislative elections, with more than 1.2 million people eligible to cast ballots across Muzaffarabad division and 12 constituencies reserved for refugees from Indian-occupied Kashmir.
PPP and PML-N resume talks to defuse AJK election rigging row as second phase of voting looms
MUZAFFARABAD: Senior leaders from Pakistan’s two governing coalition partners sat down again on Saturday in an attempt to calm a rapidly escalating row over allegations of vote-rigging in the first phase of elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, hours before polling opens in the region’s second phase on Sunday.
Military rules out talks with militants, blames tribal elite and Kabul for rising violence
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s military has ruled out any negotiations with militant groups operating in Balochistan, insisting the state’s only choice for insurgents is surrender or continued armed confrontation, as its chief spokesman used a lengthy Friday press briefing to defend a security campaign that has left more than 2,000 terrorists killed this year.
Pakistan’s governance system has ‘collapsed’, new provinces the only way forward – minister
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s interior minister has called on the country’s political parties to reach a consensus on carving out new administrative units, telling a major economic gathering in Islamabad that the system under which the country is currently governed has “collapsed” and cannot deliver the reforms the country desperately needs.
Security forces kill 32 suspected militants in 24-hour operations across KP and Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 32 suspected militants in coordinated operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan over the past 24 hours, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday, as a separate operation against militants in Swat claimed the life of a police constable.
Pakistan’s ruling coalition turns on itself as deadly clashes overshadow Kashmir vote
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fragile coalition government was plunged into open conflict on Tuesday, as the first phase of elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir left a trail of disputed casualties and a bitter public feud between the two parties that are supposed to be governing the country together.
One killed as scuffles and rigging claims mar first phase of Kashmir polls
MUZAFFARABAD: A party worker was shot dead and several other people were wounded on Monday as the first phase of elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir was marred by gunfire, burnt ballot boxes and mounting accusations of rigging between the territory’s two main political parties.