Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir elections 'rigged': Huge protests against Pakistan Army in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to form government in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Opposition has alleged 'rigging' in PoK Legislative Assembly elections.
Amid reports of poll-rigging in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections, huge demonstrations were held in PoK against the Pakistani Army.
Thousands of people took to the streets against Pakistan Army as several reports emerged that Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) interfered in the election process of PoK which as conducted on July 25.PTI won 25 seats, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) 11 and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) bagged 6, reports suggested. The PoK assembly has a total of 53 members, however, only 45 are directly elected.
The opposition parties are up in arms with the Imran Khan government and have termed the election process in PoK a farce.
"The assembly elections were nothing but a farce exercise to hoodwink the people," PoK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider said.
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz has refused to accept the PoK assembly election results. PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also alleged that the polls were rigged and rejected the results of the elections.
India had slammed Pakistan for conducting elections in Gilgit-Baltistan and said any action to 'alter the status of the militarily occupied region has no legal basis'.
“We have seen reports regarding announcement of elections to the so-called "Gilgit-Baltistan” Legislative Assembly to be held on November 15, 2020. The Government of India has conveyed its strong protest to the Government of Pakistan and reiterated that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the areas of so-called Gilgit and Baltistan are an integral part of India by virtue of its accession in 1947. The Government of Pakistan has no locus standi on territories illegally and forcibly occupied by it,” the MEA statement had said.
https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/pakistan-occupied-kashmir-elections-rigged-huge-protests-against-pakistan-army-in-pok/790733

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