India dismisses legislative assembly elections in Pakistan occupied Kashmir as cosmetic exercise

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Elections for the Legislative Assembly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir began on July 27, with the first phase of polling spread over three phases until August 10.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz won nine of 13 seats decided in the first phase, while the Pakistan Peoples Party won four, according to preliminary Election Commission results.
The PPP has alleged massive rigging in seven constituencies and urged that results not be announced until investigations are completed, claims the government side denies.
India's Ministry of External Affairs dismissed the entire exercise as a cosmetic exercise to camouflage what it calls Pakistan's illegal occupation of parts of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, which India maintains are integral parts of its territory.

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Election Commission response to PPP's rigging complaints and any decision on withholding results
The remaining two phases of polling on the way to August 10 and their outcome across all 45 seats
Continued unrest linked to the Joint Awami Action Committee's demand to abolish 12 refugee seats

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India-Pakistan bilateral relations diplomatic frustration· immediate
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir governance political instability· weeks
Regional security observers heightened monitoring· days

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Named Pakistan · India · Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari · Election Commission · Imran Khan · Jammu and Kashmir · Joint Awami Action Committee · Ladakh · Ministry of External Affairs · Mukhtar Yunus · Nawaz Sharif · Nayyar Bokhari · Nayyar Bukhari

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