Vote count underway on nine seats of Muzaffarabad division, 12 refugee constituencies
\n islamabad
\nPolling for the second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections ended on Sunday evening after authorities extended voting by one hour until 6pm across nine constituencies in the Muzaffarabad division. Similar to the first phase, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) alleged that there was rigging in the second phase as well. The polling process, originally scheduled from 8am to 5pm, was extended by an hour to facilitate voters in the Muzaffarabad division.
\nThe AJK Election Commission said in a statement that the decision was taken in view of the large number of voters arriving at polling stations and to facilitate them in exercising their right to vote.
\nVoting took place in nine constituencies of Muzaffarabad division \u2014 five in Muzaffarabad district, two in Jhelum Valley, and two in Neelum \u2014 with 207 candidates contesting.
\nSimultaneously, polling was held in all 12 refugee constituencies, including six seats reserved for refugees from the Kashmir Valley and six for refugees from the Jammu region. A total of 137 candidates are in the race for these refugee seats.<\/p>\n
Bilawal being \u2018misled\u2019
\nPML-N leaders rejected allegations of rigging and claims that Azad Kashmir President Chaudhry Latif Akbar and MNA Salahuddin Junejo had come under attack during the AJK elections.Prime Minister\u2019s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said a democratic party had started alleging rigging from around 10:30am despite the polling process continuing. He claimed PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had been given incorrect information and was being misled into making false statements.
\nSanaullah said only three incidents were reported during polling across Azad Kashmir. Referring to one of them, he said Latif Akbar had gone to cast his vote at his polling station, where he had a dispute with members of the Sadat family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Vote count underway on nine seats of Muzaffarabad division, 12 refugee constituencies islamabad Polling for the second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections ended on Sunday evening after authorities extended voting by one hour until 6pm across nine constituencies in the Muzaffarabad division. Similar to the first phase, the Pakistan Peoples Party […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-559751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n