{"id":10716,"date":"2026-08-10T09:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10716"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:39:28","slug":"after-weeks-of-violent-protests-pok-votes-in-final-election-phase-amid-pti-jaac-boycott-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10716","title":{"rendered":"After weeks of violent protests, PoK votes in final election phase amid PTI, JAAC boycott calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133094398,imgsize-71075,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg\" alt=\"After weeks of violent protests, PoK votes in final election phase amid PTI, JAAC boycott calls\" title=\"Pakistan\u2019s elections were marked by protests and violence, raising concerns over security, political stability and the credibility of the electoral process.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Pakistan\u2019s elections were marked by protests and violence, raising concerns over security, political stability and the credibility of the electoral process.\">Pakistan\u2019s elections were marked by protests and violence, raising concerns over security, political stability and the credibility of the electoral process.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Polling for Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s so called assembly elections entered its final phase on Monday amid heightened security and reports of Islamabad-backed crackdown in the region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Voting is being held despite boycott calls from the Imran Khan&#8217;s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf&#8217;s (PTI) PoJK unit and the Pakistan-banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The tussle between the JAAC and the Shehbaz Sharif-Asim Munir duo&#8217;s crackdown has made the situation grim in PoK.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>India has also strongly condemned the crackdown on protesters. The MEA has called the so-called assembly elections in the illegally occupied region as a &#8220;farce&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The MEA also condemned Pakistan&#8217;s actions that led to the killing of 90 civilians in PoK.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u2019s (PTI) PoJK unit has announced a complete boycott of the ongoing electoral process in Pakistan-occupied Jammu &amp; Kashmir (PoJK), calling it \u201cunconstitutional\u201d and \u201cunfair\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The election has taken place against the backdrop of weeks of protests led by the JAAC, which has been demanding greater political rights for residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The final phase also came after media curbs, and other major restrictions imposed by Islamabad authority.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The demonstrations have also seen clashes with security forces, overshadowing the election campaign.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has already secured a majority in the assembly, seeing a likely return after a decade.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/pakistan\/after-weeks-of-violent-protests-pok-votes-in-final-election-phase-amid-pti-jaac-boycott-calls\/articleshow\/133094327.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan\u2019s elections were marked by protests and violence, raising concerns over security, political stability and the credibility of the electoral process. Polling for Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s so called assembly elections entered its final phase on Monday amid heightened security and reports of Islamabad-backed crackdown in the region.Voting is being held despite boycott calls from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/representative-image-of-pakistan-elections-photo-credit-ians.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Pakistan\u2019s elections were marked by protests and violence, raising concerns over security, political stability and the credibility of the electoral process. 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