July 20, 2026
India Files Formal Protest Over Pakistan’s July 27 AJK Elections; Calls Territory “Integral Part of India”
India's Ministry of External Affairs has lodged a formal protest with Pakistan over the scheduled July 27 Azad Jammu and Kashmir general elections, reiterating its longstanding position that the entire territory of Jammu and Kashmir — including AJK — is an inalienable part of India. India's protest follows a similar objection it raised over Gilgit-Baltistan assembly elections in June. Pakistan has rejected India's position, describing the AJK elections as an internal matter governed by AJK's own constitutional framework.


