October 22, 2026
Islamabad Local Government Polls Set for 20 December
The capital will vote for local representatives in December, in a tier of government that has gone unelected for long stretches across Pakistan.
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September 10, 2026
ECP Bars Three Ex-MNAs Over Undeclared Asset Statements
The Election Commission has declared three former MNAs ineligible to contest any election until they file their statements of assets and liabilities for 2024-25.
September 6, 2026
US Midterm Voting Opens Under Court Block on Trump’s Mail-Ballot Rules
North Carolina became the first state to send out ballots for the US midterms as a federal judge extended a block on Trump's mail-voting restrictions, after a whistleblower called the postal verification system "rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed".
August 24, 2026
AJK Votes for Eight Reserved Seats as PML-N Leads With 25
Polling opened in Muzaffarabad for eight reserved seats in the AJK Legislative Assembly — five for women and one each for a technocrat, Ulema and Mashaikh, and an overseas Kashmiri — completing a house still missing seven members.
July 29, 2026
Police Say Operations Continue Against Armed Groups in Rawalakot as JAAC Clashes Follow the Vote
Law enforcement agencies are continuing operations against armed groups in Rawalakot, where the AJK police spokesperson says attackers have taken positions in buildings across the city. The clashes involve supporters of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee, and Rawalakot sits in the division that votes last, on August 10.
July 11, 2026
AJK Election Campaigns Intensify With 16 Days to Polling; PML-N, IPP, PPP Step Up as PTI Stays Out
Political campaigns in Azad Jammu and Kashmir are gaining intensity with sixteen days remaining before the July 27 Legislative Assembly election. PML-N, the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, and the PPP-JUI-F alliance are each ramping up constituency-level activity. PML-N held a senior-level strategy meeting in Lahore chaired by Saad Rafique; IPP president Aleem Khan is personally distributing tickets. PTI's boycott leaves a large open field across its former strongholds.
July 11, 2026
AJK Election Campaigns Intensify With 16 Days to Polling; PML-N, IPP, PPP Step Up as PTI Stays Out
Political campaigns in Azad Jammu and Kashmir are gaining intensity with sixteen days remaining before the July 27 Legislative Assembly election. PML-N, the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, and the PPP-JUI-F alliance are each ramping up constituency-level activity. PML-N held a senior-level strategy meeting in Lahore chaired by Saad Rafique; IPP president Aleem Khan is personally distributing tickets. PTI's boycott leaves a large open field across its former strongholds.
July 9, 2026
843 Candidates in Race for AJK Assembly; PTI Boycott Reshapes July 27 Contest
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections on July 27 will see 843 candidates contest across 53 constituencies after final withdrawals, with PTI's boycott opening the field to competing coalition and independent candidates. The PPP-JUI-F alliance, the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, and a large independent bloc are the main forces. PTI has described the current political and human rights situation in AJK as incompatible with a credible democratic exercise.
July 6, 2026
PPP and JUI-F Forge AJK Election Alliance as Campaign Takes Shape Without PTI
The Pakistan Peoples Party and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F have announced a formal electoral alliance for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir general elections scheduled for July 27, with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari predicting a PPP-JUI-F coalition government. PPP has released candidates for all 35 AJK assembly constituencies. The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party and AJKMC have also announced full candidate slates. PTI, which has boycotted the vote, is absent from the field.
July 6, 2026
PPP and JUI-F Forge AJK Election Alliance as Campaign Takes Shape Without PTI
The Pakistan Peoples Party and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F have announced a formal electoral alliance for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir general elections scheduled for July 27, with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari predicting a PPP-JUI-F coalition government. PPP has released candidates for all 35 AJK assembly constituencies. The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party and AJKMC have also announced full candidate slates. PTI, which has boycotted the vote, is absent from the field.
