Muzaffarabad High Court (MHC) has postponed elections on three constitutional assembly seats in LA-30, 36 and 41 constituencies of Azad Kashmir, our sources reported.
According to sources, citizens of LA-41 constituency appealed in the MHC that their names have been removed from the voters’ list. They demanded that their names should be added back in the list. As a consequence, MHC has deferred voting in the constituency that was to take place on Sunday. Elections in LA-30 Karachi Jammu 1 and LA-36 Karachi Kashmir Valley 1 have also been called off.
According to the Election Commission sources, all the arrangements for June 26 elections have been finalized. Total number of registered voters in Azad Kashmir is 339,926, the commission said.
At 14,351 polling stations, 15,000 policemen will be deployed while more than 1,000 polling stations have been termed sensitive.
It is pertinent to mention here that the campaigning for the elections was wrapped up Friday night.
Source: Elections deferred in three AJK constituencies – PakTribune.
