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- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has won around 23 of the 45 directly elected seats in the first two phases of the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir assembly elections, putting it in a position to form a government.
- The voting, held in three phases between July 27 and August 10 amid violent clashes, concludes in the Poonch division on August 10.
- Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had publicly said he wants to be made PoK prime minister if his party won, posing a question for his brother, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
- However, under PoK's constitution a candidate must be a resident and voter there and an assembly member, which Nawaz Sharif currently is not.
- India does not recognise Pakistan's occupation of PoK or these elections, maintaining that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of India.
What to watch next
- Results of the third phase in Poonch division on August 10
- Whether Nawaz Sharif seeks an assembly seat to qualify for the PoK PM post
- Whether Shehbaz Sharif acts on his brother's stated wish for the role
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