AJK Supreme Court

The PPP's candidate selection for AJK elections faces legal challenges over Asim Sharif Butt's disputed State Subject status. PML-N's Syed Shoukat Ali Shah plans to seek contempt proceedings against PPP leadership for awarding a ticket to Butt, whose certificate was declared invalid by official inquiries. The PPP also reversed candidate decisions in two constituencies.

Gilgit-Baltistan's elections concluded peacefully amid initial concerns, while Pakistani Kashmir faces tensions over upcoming elections and disputes over 12 refugee seats. The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) demands abolition of these seats, arguing they distort local democracy, but the government opposes this and banned the group, escalating protests and casualties.

The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) demands abolishing 12 reserved seats for Kashmiri refugees in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)'s legislative assembly, but the AJK Supreme Court ruled these seats, protected under Article 22 of the AJK Interim Constitution 1974, cannot be removed without a constitutional amendment under Article 33. The article argues abolishing the seats would violate constitutional rights and the principle of equality for Kashmiri refugees, who are recognized as 'state subjects' under the constitution.

Four policemen were killed and 20 injured during clashes with Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) supporters in Rawlakot, AJK. Protesters attacked a military hospital, leading to violent confrontations with riot police who used tear gas and batons. The AJK Supreme Court stated constitutional amendments were 'not a concession to be wrested' from the government.