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Schedule for 3rd phase of AJK polls revised over law and order concerns

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission on Friday revised the schedule for the third phase of elections in the region, saying polling in seven of the 11 constituencies of Poonch Division had been postponed due to concerns over the law and order situation in those areas.

However, the electoral process will go ahead as planned on August 10 in the division’s Bagh and Haveli districts, the Election Commission said in a press release.

Amid tensions between protesters and the authorities, elections are being held across the region in three phases, with those in Mirpur and Muzaffarabad divisions held on July 27 and August 2, respectively. The third phase in Poonch division is set for August 10.

Poonch Division comprises 11 constituencies — three in Bagh, one in Haveli, five in Poonch and two in Sudhnoti district.

In its press release, the AJK Election Commission said polling will be held in the three constituencies of Bagh and one of Haveli on August 10 as per the previous schedule.

However, the electoral process in the constituencies of Poonch district and Sudhnoti’s Pallandri will not be held on August 10, it said.

The Election Commission said it reviewed the “current situation” regarding the scheduled elections in Poonch.

It noted that according to a report it received from the AJK home secretary, there were “concerns over the law and order situation in some areas of Poonch district and Pallandri district”.

“Moreover, the Election Commission received requests from some political personalities and candidates hailing from these districts, in which it has been requested to postpone the elections in Poonch district and Pallandri district considering the current situation,” the press release read.

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