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Third phase polling starts in AJK Bagh, Haveli

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Polling for third round of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) general elections has been started in four seats of Bagh and Haveli districts with over 460,000 registered voters empowered to cast their votes.

Polling started at 8am and would go on without any break till 5pm, Election Commission officials said.

In the third phase, LA-14, LA-15, LA-16 and LA-17 constituencies will be going to the polls where 82 candidates are in contest.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are likely to give a close fight.

Polling in seats of Poonch and Sudhanoti districts has been deferred, the Chief Election Commissioner has announced.

The Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has changed the schedule for the third phase of the 2026 general elections, deferring the polling in Poonch and Sudhanoti districts due to the prevailing law and order situation.

Under the original plan, polling for 11 seats in four districts of Poonch Division was to be place on August 10. But the Election Commission announced that third phase of polling will now be held only in Bagh and Haveli districts and the polling in all constituencies of Poonch and Sudhanoti has been rescheduled.

The Election Commission said the updated schedule has been given in consideration of the security situation. It added a new polling date for the postponed constituencies will be set after analysing the prevailing conditions.

First and second phases of AJK general elections were held in Mirpur and Muzaffarabad divisions on July 27 and August 2 respectively.

According to unofficial and unconfirmed results, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is leading the elections. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah claimed the party had got a simple majority and was ready to form the next government in Azad Kashmir.

The second phase of election was held in 21 constituencies including nine seats in Muzaffarabad Division and 12 reserved seats for Kashmiri refugees residing in Pakistan. Unofficial results indicated the PML-N had obtained 15 seats and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had taken six.

Provisional and unofficial results showed the PML-N bagged nine constituencies in the first phase of the elections, with the PPP winning four seats.

The PPP was involved in rigging claims and violence in both phases. Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the elections were neither free nor fair and highlighted massive irregularities.

The PML-N dismissed the claims, with Rana Sanaullah asking the PPP to provide evidence to the Election Commission. “Rigging allegations should be backed by proof and not political claims,” he added.

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Trophy unveiled as Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England gear up for ODI tri-series

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The trophy for the upcoming ODI tri-series between Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England has been unveiled with the captains of the three sides sitting for photographs with the silverware.

Pakistan skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi, England captain Harry Brook and Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis were present at the trophy unveiling ceremony ahead of the much-awaited tournament.

The tri-series begins on October 18 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with hosts Pakistan facing Sri Lanka in the opening game. The match is set to commence at 1:00 pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST).



Rawalpindi will host the first three matches of the competition before the action shifts to Lahore.

The final will be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on October 31.

The teams will face each other twice in a double round-robin format throughout the league stage, creating a competitive series amongst the three nations.

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Indian students hold ‘stop vote theft’ protest against Modi govt in London

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Hundreds of Indian students gathered at Parliament Square in the British capital on Saturday to protest against India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and seek the dismissal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a disputed alteration of electoral lists.

The event, organized by the Indian Overseas Congress Youth branch, with backing from UK-based Indian students’ groups and other diaspora organizations, included appeals to end “vote theft” and defend India’s democratic institutions.

The rally was addressed by Dhruv Rathee, an activist who was the keynote speaker during the “Stop Vote Chori” (Stop Vote Theft) protest.

He demanded the replacement of the chief election commissioner through a mechanism negotiated by the administration and the opposition leader.

“It is important that the message against ‘vote chori’ is spread in our country,” Rathee stated in Hindi. “These protests will continue until the Chief Election Commissioner is removed and a person accepted by the government and Leader of the Opposition is appointed.”

Hundreds of Indian students gathered at the Parliament Square in the British capital on Saturday to protest against India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and demand the sacking of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a disputed alteration of electoral lists.

The event, organized by the Indian Overseas Congress Youth branch, with backing from UK-based Indian students’ groups and other diaspora organizations, included appeals to end “vote theft” and defend India’s democratic institutions.

The rally was addressed by Dhruv Rathee, an activist who was the keynote speaker during the “Stop Vote Chori” (Stop Vote Theft) protest.

He demanded the replacement of the chief election commissioner through a mechanism negotiated by the administration and the opposition leader.

“It is important that the message against ‘vote chori’ is spread in our country,” Rathee stated in Hindi. “These protests will end when the Chief Election Commissioner is replaced by a person acceptable to both the government and the Leader of the Opposition.

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Canada reports deaths after ‘incident’ on military base in Alberta

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Late on Saturday, Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty stated there were “fatalities and injuries” following an incident at a military base in western Canada.

“I am saddened to say that there have been fatalities and injuries as a consequence of an incident on the base,” McGuinty added, named as Wainwright in Alberta.

Prime Minister Mark Carney had previously posted to X on Saturday that “a serious incident creating a major fire” had occurred at the base.

Neither gave specifics about how many injuries there were or what happened at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, some 200 kilometers southeast of Edmonton.

“We’ll have more to say in the hours and days to come,” added McGuinty.

CFB Wainwright is among the busiest army bases in Canada.

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